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The Kid from Brooklyn

Name: The Kid from Brooklyn
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1946-03-21
Duration: 113 min
Rating: 6.3

★ 6,3 /10 (14 Votes)

1946 EN 113 min

Overview

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.

Stream

Release date

21/03/1946

Votes

Popularity

1.4

BEAUTY STACKED! TUNE PACKED!

Genres

Comedy

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

113 min

Danny Kaye

Burleigh Sullivan

Virginia Mayo

Polly Pringle

Vera-Ellen

Susie Sullivan

Steve Cochran

Speed McFarlane

Eve Arden

Ann Westly

Walter Abel

Gabby Sloan

Lionel Stander

Spider Schultz

Fay Bainter

Mrs. E. Winthrop LeMoyne

Clarence Kolb

Mr. Austin

Victor Cutler

Photographer

Charles Cane

Willard

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Jerome Cowan

Fight Announcer

Don Wilson

Radio Announcer

Knox Manning

Radio Announcer

Kay Thompson

Matron

Johnny Downs

Master of Ceremonies

Tom Kennedy

Referee #1 (uncredited)

William Benedict

Newsboy (uncredited)

George Chandler

Reporter (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

Fight Spectator (uncredited)

Betty Alexander

Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)

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Rudolph Andrean

Dancer (uncredited)

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Robert Stevenson

Dancer (uncredited)

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This is very much a vehicle for Danny Kaye, and I was never his greatest fan. That said, he does a decent job holding this together. When his sister "Susie" (Vera-Ellen) is facing some unwanted attention from Steve Cochran's boxer "Speed McFarlane", he floors the man. Next thing he knows, he is in the ring, professionally - and winning too. All of this initially impresses nightclub singer "Polly" (Virgina Mayo) but as his victories begin to go to his head, he becomes a bit of an ass. His slightly dodgy manager "Sloan" (Walter Abel) has an ultimate goal - a prize fight against "Speed" but can "…

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