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The Kid from Brooklyn is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Norman Z. McLeod released in USA on 21 march 1946 with Danny Kaye
The Kid from Brooklyn (1946)
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Add to a movie listThe Kid from Brooklyn is a 1946 American musical comedy film directed by Norman Z. McLeod and starring Danny Kaye, Virginia Mayo, Vera-Ellen, Steve Cochran, Walter Abel, Eve Arden, and Fay Bainter. Virginia Mayo's and Vera-Ellen's singing voices was dubbed by Betty Russell and Dorothy Ellers, respectively,
Produced by Samuel Goldwyn, it is a remake of the Harold Lloyd film The Milky Way (1936) about a milkman who becomes world boxing champion. Lionel Stander plays the role of "Spider" Schultz in both versions of the movie.
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Well-meaning and mild-mannered milkman Burleigh Sullivan (Kaye) meets Polly Pringle (Mayo), a beautiful, but out-of-work, singer, whilst on his rounds early in the morning. He tries to get her a job at the club where his sister Susie (Vera-Ellen) is performing, but gets the sack for his trouble. Whilst meeting Susie after the show, he sees her being molested by drunken boxer 'Speed' McFarlane and his bodyguard 'Spider'. In the fracas, Speed is knocked out and his manager, Gabby Sloan, is furious.Actors
Danny Kaye
(Burleigh Sullivan)
Vera-Ellen
(Susie Sullivan)
Steve Cochran
(Speed McFarlane)
Eve Arden
(Ann Westly)
Virginia Mayo
(Polly Pringle)
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