Storyline

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.—Daniel Bubbeo

Plot Keywords

brooklyn new york city, horse, carrot, fired from the job, clothes ripped off, mob of reporters, black eye, newspaper headline, boxing ring, bare chested male, boxing gloves, prizefighter, knocked out, tap dancing, playing piano, fixed fight, drunken man, newspaper story, newspaper reporter, deception

Short Review

The Kid From Brooklyn keeps stalling the plot to fit in another of the usual Goldwyn musical-comedy elements

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