The Kid from Brooklyn
BEAUTY STACKED! TUNE PACKED!
1946-03-21 | 113 minutes
Plot Summary
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.
Cast
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Danny KayeBurleigh Sullivan
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Virginia MayoPolly Pringle
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Vera-EllenSusie Sullivan
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Steve CochranSpeed McFarlane
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Eve ArdenAnn Westly
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Walter AbelGabby Sloan
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Lionel StanderSpider Schultz
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Fay BainterMrs. E. Winthrop LeMoyne
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Clarence KolbMr. Austin
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Victor CutlerPhotographer
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Charles CaneWillard
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Jerome CowanFight Announcer
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Don WilsonRadio Announcer
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Knox ManningRadio Announcer
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Kay ThompsonMatron
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Tom KennedyReferee #1 (uncredited)
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William BenedictNewsboy
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George ChandlerReporter
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Bess FlowersFight Spectator
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Betty AlexanderGoldwyn Girl (uncredited)
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