
The Kid from Brooklyn
First aired on Mar 21, 1946
60%
Genres: Comedy
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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Featured Crew

Melville Shavelson | Adaptation
Don Hartman | Adaptation

Norman Z. McLeod | Director
Clifford Porter | Set Decoration

Samuel Goldwyn | Producer
Robert Stephanoff | Makeup Artist