Der Held des Tages (1946)
Der gutmütige Burleigh Sullivan arbeitet als Milchmann und lernt auf seiner frühmorgendlichen Tour die arbeitslose Sängerin Polly Pringle kennen. Er bietet ihr an, mit seiner Schwester Susie zu sprechen, die als Tänzerin in einem Nachtclub arbeitet. Als Burleigh seine Schwester abends aufsucht, wird Susie von zwei Männern belästigt. Susie flieht und will die Polizei holen, kann aber keinen Beamten finden. So kehrt sie zurück und findet Burleigh vor, zu dessen Füssen die zwei Männer ausgeknockt liegen. Sie erkennt in den beiden den Mittelgewichtsboxer Speed McFarlane und dessen Trainer Spider Schultz. Die Presse erfährt von den Vorkommnissen und veröffentlicht die Geschichte am nächsten Morgen, sehr zum Leidwesen von McFarlanes Manager Gabby Sloane.
Der Regisseur:
Norman Z. McLeod
Die Autor:
Grover Jones, Frank Butler, Richard Connell.
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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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Charles Cane as Willard |
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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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Kay Thompson as Matron |
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Johnny Downs as Master of Ceremonies |
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Tom Kennedy as Referee #1 (uncredited) |
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William Benedict as Newsboy (uncredited) |
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George Chandler as Reporter (uncredited) |
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Bess Flowers as Fight Spectator (uncredited) |
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Betty Alexander as Goldwyn Girl (uncredited) |
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Rudolph Andrean as Dancer (uncredited) |
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Robert Stevenson as Dancer (uncredited) |
| Directing | Norman Z. McLeod | Director |
| Writing | Don Hartman | Adaptation |
| Writing | Melville Shavelson | Adaptation |
| Production | Samuel Goldwyn | Producer |
| Camera | Gregg Toland | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Daniel Mandell | Editor |
| Art | Perry Ferguson | Art Direction |
| Art | Howard Bristol | Set Decoration |
| Art | Clifford Porter | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Miles White | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marie Clark | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robert Stephanoff | Makeup Artist |
| Writing | Sammy Cahn | Lyricist |
| Sound | Jule Styne | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Sylvia Fine | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Sylvia Fine | Lyricist |
| Writing | Jule Styne | Lyricist |
| Sound | Sammy Cahn | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Stewart Chaney | Assistant Art Director |
| Sound | Carmen Dragon | Music Director |
| Sound | Louis Forbes | Music Supervisor |
| Crew | Bernard Pearce | Choreographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jean Louis | Costume Design |
| Crew | John Indrisano | Technical Advisor |
| Sound | Fred Lau | Sound Recordist |
| Writing | Grover Jones | Screenplay |
| Writing | Frank Butler | Screenplay |
| Writing | Richard Connell | Screenplay |
| Writing | Lynn Root | Theatre Play |
| Writing | Harry Clork | Theatre Play |
