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