United States / Mar 21, 1946 / NR
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Fay Bainter | Mrs. E. Winthrop LeMoyne |
| Clarence Kolb | Mr. Austin |
| Victor Cutler | Photographer |
| Charles Cane | Willard |
| Jerome Cowan | Fight Announcer |
| Don Wilson | Radio Announcer |
| Knox Manning | Radio Announcer |
| Kay Thompson | Matron |
| Johnny Downs | Master of Ceremonies |
| Tom Kennedy | Referee #1 (uncredited) |
| William Benedict | Newsboy (uncredited) |
| George Chandler | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Bess Flowers | Fight Spectator (uncredited) |
| Betty Alexander | Goldwyn Girl (uncredited) |
| Rudolph Andrean | Dancer (uncredited) |
| Robert Stevenson | Dancer (uncredited) |
Genres
Comedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Kid from Brooklyn |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Samuel Goldwyn Productions |
| Release date | 21 marzo 1946 |
| Production | Samuel Goldwyn |
| Writer | Grover Jones, Frank Butler, Richard Connell, Don Hartman, Melville Shavelson, Sammy Cahn, Sylvia Fine, Jule Styne, Harry Clork, Lynn Root |
| Editing | Daniel Mandell |
| Cinematography | Gregg Toland |
| Assistant directors | Norman Z. McLeod |
| Camera operators | Gregg Toland |
| Additional photography | Gregg Toland |
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| Production design | Howard Bristol, Perry Ferguson, Clifford Porter, Stewart Chaney |
| Art direction | Perry Ferguson, Stewart Chaney, Howard Bristol, Clifford Porter |
| Set decoration | Howard Bristol, Clifford Porter, Perry Ferguson, Stewart Chaney |
| Music | Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn, Sylvia Fine, Louis Forbes, Carmen Dragon, Fred Lau |
| Sound | Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn, Sylvia Fine, Louis Forbes, Carmen Dragon, Fred Lau |
| Costume design | Miles White, Jean Louis, Marie Clark, Robert Stephanoff |
| Makeup | Robert Stephanoff, Miles White, Marie Clark, Jean Louis |
| Hairstyling | Miles White, Marie Clark, Robert Stephanoff, Jean Louis |
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