The Kid from Brooklyn

The Kid from Brooklyn

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 for The Kid from Brooklyn...

Danny Kaye
Burleigh Sullivan
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
Clarence Kolb
Mr. Austin
Victor Cutler
Photographer
Jerome Cowan
Fight Announcer
Don Wilson
Radio Announcer
Knox Manning
Radio Announcer
Tom Kennedy
Referee #1 (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Fight Spectator
Betty Alexander
Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)