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The Kid from Brooklyn

61.67% | March 21, 1946 | 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.

Featured Crew

Melville Shavelson
Adaptation
Don Hartman
Adaptation
Norman Z. McLeod
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Cast

Danny Kaye
Danny Kaye
Burleigh Sullivan
Virginia Mayo
Virginia Mayo
Polly Pringle
Vera-Ellen
Vera-Ellen
Susie Sullivan
Steve Cochran
Steve Cochran
Speed McFarlane
Eve Arden
Eve Arden
Ann Westly

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