The Kid from Brooklyn (1946)
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.
Director:
Norman Z. McLeod
Writers:
Frank Butler, Richard Connell, Grover Jones.
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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) |
| Writing | Melville Shavelson | Adaptation |
| Writing | Don Hartman | Adaptation |
| Directing | Norman Z. McLeod | Director |
| Art | Clifford Porter | Set Decoration |
| Production | Samuel Goldwyn | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robert Stephanoff | Makeup Artist |
| Editing | Daniel Mandell | Editor |
| Art | Perry Ferguson | Art Direction |
| Art | Howard Bristol | Set Decoration |
| Camera | Gregg Toland | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Miles White | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marie Clark | Hairstylist |
| Writing | Sammy Cahn | Lyricist |
| Sound | Jule Styne | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Sammy Cahn | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Stewart Chaney | Assistant Art Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jean Louis | Costume Design |
| Writing | Sylvia Fine | Lyricist |
| Sound | Louis Forbes | Music Supervisor |
| Writing | Jule Styne | Lyricist |
| Sound | Carmen Dragon | Music Director |
| Sound | Sylvia Fine | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | Bernard Pearce | Choreographer |
| Crew | John Indrisano | Technical Advisor |
| Sound | Fred Lau | Sound Recordist |
| Writing | Frank Butler | Screenplay |
| Writing | Lynn Root | Theatre Play |
| Writing | Richard Connell | Screenplay |
| Writing | Harry Clork | Theatre Play |
| Writing | Grover Jones | Screenplay |
