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63% Critic Match
The Kid from Brooklyn
“BEAUTY STACKED! TUNE PACKED!”
6.3 / 10• 1946• 1h 53m•NR• English
Comedy
Storyline
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 & Crew
Danny Kaye
Burleigh Sullivan
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Norman Z. McLeod's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Kid from Brooklyn is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
