The Kid from Brooklyn (1946)
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72% of users liked it
(649 ratings)
Danny Kaye's The Kid From Brooklyn is a virtual scene-for-scene remake of Harold Lloyd's The Milky Way (1936), with music and Technicolor added to the proceedings. Kaye is cast as timid milkman Burleigh Sullivan, who through a fluke knocks out prizefighting champion Speed McFarlane (Steve… More Danny Kaye's The Kid From Brooklyn is a virtual scene-for-scene remake of Harold Lloyd's The Milky Way (1936), with music and Technicolor added to the proceedings. Kaye is cast as timid milkman Burleigh Sullivan, who through a fluke knocks out prizefighting champion Speed McFarlane (Steve Cochran). Sensing a swell publicity angle, McFarlane's manager Gabby Sloan (Walter Abel) promotes Burleigh as the next middleweight champ-and to insure this victory, Gabby fixes several pre-title bouts. Unaware that his fighting prowess is a sham, Burleigh develops a swelled head, which alienates him from everyone he cares about, including his sweetheart Polly Pringle (Virginia Mayo). The truth comes out during the climactic title fight, but a chastened Burleigh emerges victorious thanks to a series of incredible plot twists. The strong supporting cast includes Vera-Ellen as Burleigh's sister Susie, Eve Arden as Gabby's wisecracking girl friday Ann Westley, and, repeating his role from Milky Way, Lionel Stander as Speed's lamebrained trainer Spider Schultz. Danny Kaye does his best to play Burleigh Sullivan rather than Danny Kaye, though his efforts are undermined by the interpolated "specialty" number "Pavlova," which just plain doesn't belong in this picture. Like The Milky Way, The Kid From Brooklyn was adapted from the Broadway play by Lynn Root. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Norman Z. McLeod
- Genres
- Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Mar 21, 1946 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
Surprisingly pleasing Danny Kaye vehicle.
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Bob Bloom, Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)
For Kaye fans only. It has some moments, but Kaye is an acquired taste and here the taste is somewhat sour.
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Cast
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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 Westley
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Lionel Stander
as Spider Schultz
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Walter Abel
as Gabby Sloan
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Fay Bainter
as Mrs. E. Winthrop LeMoyne
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Clarence Kolb
as Wilbur 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 Ring 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 M.C.
- Betty Alexander
- Shirley Ballard
- Virginia Belmont
- William Benedict
- Billy Bletcher
- Betty Blythe
- Betty Cargyle
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George Chandler
as Reporter
- Jack Cheatham
- Hal K. Dawson
- Lester Dorr
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Ralph Dunn
as Seconds
- Jay Eaton
- Mary Forbes
- William Forrest
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Almeda Fowler
as Bystander
- Jack Gargan
- Karen X. Gaylord
- The Goldwyn Girls
- Eddie Hart
- Al Hill
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John Indrisano
as Boxing Instructor
- Donald Kerr
- Joyce Mackenzie
- Torben Meyer
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Frank Moran
as Fight Manager
- Billy Nelson
- William Newell
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Jack Norton
as Guest
- Alex Pollard
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Harry "Snub" Pollard
as Man Who Reacts to Lion
- Jack Roper
- Sid Saylor
- George Sherwood
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Pierre Watkin
as Mr. LeMoyne
- Billy Wayne
- Eric Wilton
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Donna Hamilton
as Goldwyn Girl
- Jan Bryant
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Tom Quinn
as Photographer
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James Carlisle
as Mrs. LeMoyne's Friend
- Dulce Daye
- Diana Mumby
- Robert Strong
- Ruth Valmy
- Steve Taylor
- Vonne Lester
- Martha Montgomery
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Frank Riggi
as Killer Kelly
- Mike Caracciolo
