The Kid from Brooklyn (1946) Reviews

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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

Starring:: Danny Kaye, Virginia Mayo, (more)

Director(s):: Norman Z. McLeod

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	Richard C.

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

Well, this was a disappointment. This was supposed to be the the Danny Kaye classic, but instead I get this poor lunkhead. At the time of this review, it STILL has the description of the DK movie, but the picture is now of the video I actually got. Bummer...

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	Joel C.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful

Avoid this one at all costs. It's a Blockbuster error and so far it has still not been corrected. Like Richard C. who wrote the first review, I also ordered "The Kid from Brooklyn" thinking I would receive the 1946 Danny Kaye musical as described in the synopsis. What I received was "The Best of the Kid from Brooklyn" . What it is is an obnoxious, foul mouthed guy sitting in front of the camera and spouting off nonsense for an hour like something you would see on YouTube and quickly get bored with. It's a grainy, amatuerish piece of garbage and I notified Blockbuster at least twice about the problem then wrote a review thinking that might catch the attention of someone at Blockbuster who might be in a position to fix the problem. I hope this works as I am still looking forward to seeing the Danny Kaye movie.

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