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Comedy

The Kid from Brooklyn

- BEAUTY STACKED! TUNE PACKED!

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.

Release Date : 1946-03-21

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Samuel Goldwyn Productions

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Danny Kaye

Character Name : Burleigh Sullivan

Original Name : Danny Kaye

Gender : Male

Virginia Mayo

Character Name : Polly Pringle

Original Name : Virginia Mayo

Gender : Female

Vera-Ellen

Character Name : Susie Sullivan

Original Name : Vera-Ellen

Gender : Female

Steve Cochran

Character Name : Speed McFarlane

Original Name : Steve Cochran

Gender : Male

Eve Arden

Character Name : Ann Westly

Original Name : Eve Arden

Gender : Female

Walter Abel

Character Name : Gabby Sloan

Original Name : Walter Abel

Gender : Male

Lionel Stander

Character Name : Spider Schultz

Original Name : Lionel Stander

Gender : Male

Fay Bainter

Character Name : Mrs. E. Winthrop LeMoyne

Original Name : Fay Bainter

Gender : Female

Clarence Kolb

Character Name : Mr. Austin

Original Name : Clarence Kolb

Gender : Male

Victor Cutler

Character Name : Photographer

Original Name : Victor Cutler

Gender : Male

Charles Cane

Character Name : Willard

Original Name : Charles Cane

Gender : Male

Jerome Cowan

Character Name : Fight Announcer

Original Name : Jerome Cowan

Gender : Male

Don Wilson

Character Name : Radio Announcer

Original Name : Don Wilson

Gender : Male

Knox Manning

Character Name : Radio Announcer

Original Name : Knox Manning

Gender : Male

Kay Thompson

Character Name : Matron

Original Name : Kay Thompson

Gender : Female

Johnny Downs

Character Name : Master of Ceremonies

Original Name : Johnny Downs

Gender : Male

Tom Kennedy

Character Name : Referee #1 (uncredited)

Original Name : Tom Kennedy

Gender : Male

William Benedict

Character Name : Newsboy (uncredited)

Original Name : William Benedict

Gender : Male

George Chandler

Character Name : Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : George Chandler

Gender : Male

Bess Flowers

Character Name : Fight Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : Bess Flowers

Gender : Female

Betty Alexander

Character Name : Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)

Original Name : Betty Alexander

Gender : Female

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-07-07

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 the ring, professionally - and winning too. All of this initially impresses nightclub singer "Polly" (Virgina Mayo) but as his victories begin to go to his head, he becomes a bit of an ass. His slightly dodgy manager "Sloan" (Walter Abel) has an ultimate goal - a prize fight against "Speed" but can "Tiger" make the grade and keep his gal? Kaye is on good form, he delivers effortlessly and stylishly throughout. I thought the humour a little too predictable, but this light-hearted spoof on the boxing industry is at times still quite amusing. What let's it down most, isn't anything to do with the stars - it's the unremarkable musical sequences. Jule Styne and Sammy Khan were well off the best when they wrote the songs and neither Mayo nor Vera-Ellen did any of their own singing. The best song by a country mile isn't their's at all - but Sylvia Fine & Max Liebman's "Pavlova" - the only song delivered by Kaye, himself. The film is also rather long. The premiss is fun for some of this, but after a while wears a bit thin and as I, personally, didn't much care for the lead character's character, I started to feel just a little bit bored in the end.