The Kid from Brooklyn

Norman Z. McLeod
1946-03-21

BEAUTY STACKED! TUNE PACKED!
6.167
113 min

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

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