- Country: USA
- Genres: Comedy, Crime, Drama
- Release: 1951-09-16
- Director: Reginald Le Borg
- Writers: Ham Fisher , Henry Blankfort
- Language: English
- Stars: Joe Kirkwood Jr. , Cathy Downs , James Gleason (I) (1882–1959) , John Emery , Steve Brodie , Don C. Harvey , Rufe Davis , Jimmy Wallington , Mary Young , Eddie Gribbon
- Runtime: 60 min
- Awards: N/A
- AKA: Joe Sopapo Detetive (Brazil) , Triple Cross (United States of America) , Joe Palooka in Triple Cross , Joe Palooka in Triple Cross (United States of America) , Joe Palooka in Triple Cross (United Kingdom) , La venganza del campeón (Mexico)
- Plot: Joe Palooka (Joe Kirkwood), Anne Howe (Cathy Downs) and Joe's manager Knobby Walsh (James Gleason) pick up three hitch-hikers, one a man dressed as a middle-aged woman. The trio are escaped murderers and hold Joe, Anne and Knobby prisoners in a farm house. Dutch forms a plan of his own. He kills his two partners and then, threatening Anne's life, accompanies Joe, Knobby and Anne back to the city where Joe is lined up for a championship fight with a promised gate share of $100,000. Dutch, never leaving Anne's side, is promised Joe's money and then demands that Knobby bets it on Joe to lose the fight.Joe and Knobby agree in order to save Anne's life, but Knobby doesn't bet the money against Joe. The latter purposely takes a beating for a few rounds and maneuvers so that his opponent knocks him into the lap of Dutch, sitting at ringside with a gun on Anne.
- IMDB:tt0043689
Joe Palooka in Triple Cross Cast · · · ALL
Reginald Le Borg
Director
Joe Kirkwood Jr.
Joe Palooka
Cathy Downs
Anne Howe
James Gleason
(I)
(1882–1959)
Knobby Walsh
John Emery
Professor
Steve Brodie
Dutch
Don C. Harvey
Chuck
Jimmy Wallington
Jimmy Wallington - Fight Commentator
Mary Young
Mrs. Reed, Tourist Stop Manager
Eddie Gribbon
Canvasback
Sid Tomack
Second Trainer
Jimmy Lloyd
Bill, Reporter
Cliff Clark
Sheriff Malin
Hank Worden
Hard-of-Hearing Farmer