
The Kid from Brooklyn
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.
Release Date: 1946-03-21
Comedy
★★★★★★★★★★ (12 votes)
Casts

Danny Kaye
as Burleigh Sullivan

Virginia Mayo
as Polly Pringle

Vera-Ellen
as Susie Sullivan

Steve Cochran
as Speed McFarlane

Eve Arden
as Ann Westly

Walter Abel
as Gabby Sloan

Lionel Stander
as Spider Schultz

Fay Bainter
as Mrs. E. Winthrop LeMoyne

Clarence Kolb
as Mr. Austin

Victor Cutler
as Photographer