Overview:
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.| Status: | Released (1946-03-21) |
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| Screen: | Don Hartman, Melville Shavelson, Grover Jones |
| Productions: | Samuel Goldwyn Productions |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 70668: Danny Kaye - Burleigh Sullivan
- 13579: Virginia Mayo - Polly Pringle
- 77675: Vera-Ellen - Susie Sullivan
- 78792: Steve Cochran - Speed McFarlane
- 860: Eve Arden - Ann Westly
- 77114: Walter Abel - Gabby Sloan
- 4969: Lionel Stander - Spider Schultz
Crews
- 82389: Norman Z. McLeod - Director - Directing
- 89905: Don Hartman - Adaptation - Writing
- 16745: Melville Shavelson - Adaptation - Writing
- 13570: Samuel Goldwyn - Producer - Production
- 8504: Gregg Toland - Director of Photography - Camera
- 4102: Daniel Mandell - Editor - Editing
- 13572: Perry Ferguson - Art Direction - Art
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Reviews
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This is very much a vehicle for Danny Kaye, and I was never his greatest fan. That said, he does a decent job holding this together. When his sister "Susie" (Vera-Ellen) is facing some unwanted attention from Steve Cochran's boxer "Speed McFarlane", he floors the man. Next thing he k ....
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