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The Kid from Brooklyn

The Kid from Brooklyn

(1946)

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.

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  1. Director : Norman Z. McLeod
  2. Producer : Samuel Goldwyn
  3. Editor : Daniel Mandell
  4. Cast : Danny Kaye,Virginia Mayo,Vera-Ellen,Steve Cochran,Eve Arden,Walter Abel,Lionel Stander,Fay Bainter,Clarence Kolb,Victor Cutler,Charles Cane,Jerome Cowan,Don Wilson,Knox Manning,Kay Thompson,Johnny Downs,Tom Kennedy,William Benedict,George Chandler,Bess Flowers,Betty Alexander

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Original TitleThe Kid from Brooklyn

Status Released

Release Information

  • 1946-03-21

Original LanguageEnglish

Runtime 01h 53m

Production CompaniesSamuel Goldwyn Productions

Genres

  • Comedy

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