
The Kid from Brooklyn
62.00%|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
Director
Cast

Danny Kaye
Burleigh Sullivan

Virginia Mayo
Polly Pringle

Vera-Ellen
Susie Sullivan

Steve Cochran
Speed McFarlane

Eve Arden
Ann Westly