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The Kid from Brooklyn (1946)

The Kid from Brooklyn (1946)

Comedy

BEAUTY STACKED! TUNE PACKED!

Release Date: 1946, March 21
Directors: Norman Z. McLeod
Countries: United States of America
Production: Samuel Goldwyn Productions
Cast: Bess Flowers, Eve Arden, Lionel Stander, Robert Stevenson, Don Wilson, William Benedict, Tom Kennedy, Steve Cochran, Jerome Cowan, Charles Cane, Virginia Mayo, Victor Cutler

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.

Keywords:

sports remake