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The Kid from Brooklyn

The Kid from Brooklyn

BEAUTY STACKED! TUNE PACKED!Mar. 21, 1946United States113 Min.N/A
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Synopsis

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.

The Kid from Brooklyn
Original title The Kid from Brooklyn
IMDb Rating 6.5 1,282 votes
TMDb Rating 6.2 11 votes

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Cast

Danny Kaye isBurleigh Sullivan
Burleigh Sullivan
Virginia Mayo isPolly Pringle
Polly Pringle
Vera-Ellen isSusie Sullivan
Susie Sullivan
Steve Cochran isSpeed McFarlane
Speed McFarlane
Eve Arden isAnn Westly
Ann Westly
Walter Abel isGabby Sloan
Gabby Sloan
Lionel Stander isSpider Schultz
Spider Schultz
Fay Bainter isMrs. E. Winthrop LeMoyne
Mrs. E. Winthrop LeMoyne
Clarence Kolb isMr. Austin
Mr. Austin
Victor Cutler isPhotographer
Photographer

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