The Kid from Brooklyn

The Kid from Brooklyn (1946)

BEAUTY STACKED! TUNE PACKED!

Comedy

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.

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  • Release Date: 1946-03-21
  • Runtime: 1h 53min
  • Director: Norman Z. McLeod

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    • Cast

    • Danny Kaye

      Burleigh Sullivan

    • Virginia Mayo

      Polly Pringle

    • Vera-Ellen

      Susie Sullivan

    • Steve Cochran

      Speed McFarlane

    • Eve Arden

      Ann Westly

    • Walter Abel

      Gabby Sloan

    • Lionel Stander

      Spider Schultz

    • Fay Bainter

      Mrs. E. Winthrop LeMoyne

    • Clarence Kolb

      Mr. Austin

    • Victor Cutler

      Photographer

    • Charles Cane

      Willard

    • Jerome Cowan

      Fight Announcer

    • Don Wilson

      Radio Announcer

    • Knox Manning

      Radio Announcer

    • Kay Thompson

      Matron

    • Johnny Downs

      Master of Ceremonies

    • Tom Kennedy

      Referee #1 (uncredited)

    • William Benedict

      Newsboy (uncredited)

    • George Chandler

      Reporter (uncredited)

    • Bess Flowers

      Fight Spectator (uncredited)

    • Betty Alexander

      Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)

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