The Kid from Brooklyn

Synopsis

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.

Top cast

Danny Kaye

Burleigh Sullivan

Virginia Mayo

Polly Pringle

Vera-Ellen

Susie Sullivan

Steve Cochran

Speed McFarlane

Eve Arden

Ann Westly

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