The Kid from Brooklyn (1946)

  • NR
  • 03/21/1946 (US)
  • Comedy
  • 1h 53m

BEAUTY STACKED! TUNE PACKED!

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.

Norman Z. McLeod

Director

Grover Jones

Screenplay

Frank Butler

Screenplay

Richard Connell

Screenplay

Cast

Danny Kaye's headshot

Danny Kaye

Burleigh Sullivan
Virginia Mayo's headshot

Virginia Mayo

Polly Pringle
Vera-Ellen's headshot

Vera-Ellen

Susie Sullivan
Steve Cochran's headshot

Steve Cochran

Speed McFarlane
Eve Arden's headshot

Eve Arden

Ann Westly
Walter Abel's headshot

Walter Abel

Gabby Sloan
Lionel Stander's headshot

Lionel Stander

Spider Schultz
Fay Bainter's headshot

Fay Bainter

Mrs. E. Winthrop LeMoyne

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