The Kid from Brooklyn
(1946)

BEAUTY STACKED! TUNE PACKED!

Released: 1946-03-21

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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.

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Danny Kaye

as Burleigh Sullivan

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Virginia Mayo

as Polly Pringle

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Vera-Ellen

as Susie Sullivan

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Steve Cochran

as Speed McFarlane

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Eve Arden

as Ann Westly

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Walter Abel

as Gabby Sloan

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Lionel Stander

as Spider Schultz

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Fay Bainter

as Mrs. E. Winthrop LeMoyne

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Clarence Kolb

as Mr. Austin

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Victor Cutler

as Photographer

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Jerome Cowan

as Fight Announcer

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Don Wilson

as Radio Announcer

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Knox Manning

as Radio Announcer

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Tom Kennedy

as Referee #1 (uncredited)

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Bess Flowers

as Fight Spectator

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Betty Alexander

as Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)

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