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1946

The Kid from Brooklyn

Directed by Norman Z. McLeod
BEAUTY STACKED! TUNE PACKED!

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.

Duration

1h 53m

Released

March 21, 1946

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Cast22

  • Danny Kaye
  • Virginia Mayo
  • Vera-Ellen
  • Steve Cochran
  • Eve Arden
  • Walter Abel
  • Lionel Stander
  • Fay Bainter
  • Clarence Kolb

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