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.

Cast

Danny Kaye

Danny Kaye

as Burleigh Sullivan

Virginia Mayo

Virginia Mayo

as Polly Pringle

Vera-Ellen

Vera-Ellen

as Susie Sullivan

Steve Cochran

Steve Cochran

as Speed McFarlane

Eve Arden

Eve Arden

as Ann Westly

Walter Abel

Walter Abel

as Gabby Sloan

Lionel Stander

Lionel Stander

as Spider Schultz

Fay Bainter

Fay Bainter

as Mrs. E. Winthrop LeMoyne

Clarence Kolb

Clarence Kolb

as Mr. Austin

Victor Cutler

Victor Cutler

as Photographer

Reviews

CinemaSerf

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 t...

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