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The Kid from Brooklyn

1946 • 1h53m Comedy

Rating

6.2/10

Popularity

2

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.

Details

Director

Norman Z. McLeod

Screenplay

Grover Jones

Frank Butler

Richard Connell

Cast

Danny Kaye

Virginia Mayo

Vera-Ellen

Release date

3/21/1946

Status

Released

Origin country

US

Vote count

12