The Kid from Brooklyn
BEAUTY STACKED! TUNE PACKED!
1946 · 1h 53m · PASSED
Comedy, Music
Directed by
Norman Z. McLeod
Overview
Shy milkman Burleigh Sullivan accidentally knocks out drunken Speed McFarlane, a champion boxer who was flirting with Burleigh's sister. The newspapers get hold of the story and photographers even catch Burleigh knock out Speed again. Speed's crooked manager decides to turn Burleigh into a fighter. Burleigh doesn't realize that all of his opponents have been asked to take a dive. Thinking he really is a great fighter, Burleigh develops a swelled head which puts a crimp in his relationship with pretty nightclub singer Polly Pringle. He may finally get his comeuppance when he challenges Speed for the title.
Director and cast
- Norman Z. McLeod Director
- Danny Kaye as Burleigh Sullivan
- Virginia Mayo as Polly Pringle
- Vera-Ellen as Susie Sullivan
- Steve Cochran as Speed McFarlane
- Eve Arden as Ann Westly
- Walter Abel as Gabby Sloan
- Lionel Stander as Spider Schultz
- Fay Bainter as Mrs. E. Winthrop LeMoyne
- Clarence Kolb as Mr. Austin
- Victor Cutler as Photographer
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