The Kid from Brooklyn (1946)

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 cat...ch 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. more

Directing:
  • Norman Z. McLeod

Writing:
  • Don Hartman
  • Melville Shavelson
  • Harry Clork

Stars:
Release Date: 1946-03-21
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  • Country: US
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 113

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Walter Abel
Walter Abel
Gabby Sloan
Fay Bainter
Fay Bainter
Mrs. E. Winthrop LeMoyne
Steve Cochran
Steve Cochran
Speed McFarlane
Vera-Ellen
Vera-Ellen
Susie Sullivan
Virginia Mayo
Virginia Mayo
Polly Pringle
Eve Arden
Eve Arden
Ann Westly
Tom Kennedy
Tom Kennedy
Referee #1 (uncredited)
Danny Kaye
Danny Kaye
Burleigh Sullivan
Lionel Stander
Lionel Stande...
Spider Schultz
Clarence Kolb
Clarence Kolb
Mr. Austin
Victor Cutler
Victor Cutler
Photographer
Charles Cane
Charles Cane
Willard
Jerome Cowan
Jerome Cowan
Fight Announcer
Don Wilson
Don Wilson
Radio Announcer
Knox Manning
Knox Manning
Radio Announcer
Kay Thompson
Kay Thompson
Matron
William Benedict
William Bened...
Newsboy (uncredited)
George Chandler
George Chandl...
Reporter (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Bess Flowers
Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Betty Alexander
Betty Alexand...
Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Johnny Downs
Johnny Downs
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