The Kid from Brooklyn (1946) — comedy film. Directed by Norman Z. McLeod. Starring Danny Kaye, Virginia Mayo, Vera-Ellen, Steve Cochran. This page maps 5 characters and 8 relationships between them as an interactive character network.
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A mild-mannered milkman accidentally becomes a boxing champion through a series of comedic misunderstandings and fixed matches.
Comedy · 6.3/10 · 113 min · 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.
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