- Release Date: 1946
- Runtime: 113 min
- Genre: Comedy
- Starring: Danny Kaye, Virginia Mayo, Vera-Ellen, Steve Cochran ... see all
- Director: Norman Z. McLeod
- Plot: 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... Read more
User Reviews
Ta da da da da, boom boom.
Mar 04, 2008
SergeantDudfoot - imdb.com
Mar 04, 2008SergeantDudfoot - imdb.com
I agree with the other user comments here on this site that state it helps to like Danny Kaye in the first place, because the film offers nothing fresh and exciting outside of a love for musicals and Kaye's effervescent... Full review
Ta da da da da, boom boom.
Mar 04, 2008
RockySullivansRedemption - imdb.com
Mar 04, 2008RockySullivansRedemption - imdb.com
I agree with the other user comments here on this site that state it helps to like Danny Kaye in the first place, because the film offers nothing fresh and exciting outside of a love for musicals and Kaye's effervescent madcap... Full review
Kid from Brooklyn-The Milkman Was On His Way **1/2
Dec 28, 2006
edwagreen - imdb.com
Dec 28, 2006edwagreen - imdb.com
Danny Kaye began to show his comic genius in this so-so film of 1946. He would star with his constant co-star Viginia Mayo. In this film, he plays a milque-toast milkman and often acts like he is ready to do... Full review
One of Danny Kaye's best films...sparkling cast...
Dec 26, 2006
Neil Doyle - imdb.com
Dec 26, 2006Neil Doyle - imdb.com
Everyone in THE KID FROM BROOKLYN is at their best--thanks to a zestful comedy based on "The Milky Way" with Harold Lloyd, only this time the timid milkman is DANNY KAYE, who goes from lovable, funny Kaye to totally extroverted Kaye... Full review
Swell cast !
Mar 05, 2006
wc1996 - imdb.com
Mar 05, 2006wc1996 - imdb.com
Probably the best thing about this film-besides the color-was the cast. Danny Kaye gets top billing & he was good--but he had the backing of Virginia Mayo, Vera-Ellen, Steve Cochran, Eve Arden, Walter Able--and more. Virginia Mayo made a couple... Full review
Kaye Knocks The World Out
Jan 09, 2006
Big - imdb.com
Jan 09, 2006Big - imdb.com
If you are looking to see Danny Kaye in his absolute prime, look no further than "The Kid from Brooklyn". This film was the third made by Kaye during his first filming contract (MGM) and it's fresh and funny even... Full review
Remake of "The Milky Way"
Feb 10, 2005
zsenorsock - imdb.com
Feb 10, 2005zsenorsock - imdb.com
This is a complete scene by scene remake of a 1934 Harold Lloyd film called "The MilkyWay" directed by Leo McCarey. It even features some of the same supporting characters the Lloyd version did! (notably Lionel Stander as Spider) Norman... Full review
It helps if you like Danny Kaye
Feb 18, 2000
bobc-5 - imdb.com
Feb 18, 2000bobc-5 - imdb.com
This light-hearted fantasy/comedy/musical is basically a showcase for the many talents of Danny Kaye. Those who particularly like the simple and wholesome humor of Danny Kaye will be well entertained. Even those who don't should find some good low-key laughs... Full review
Critics Reviews
Fandango
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. ... Full Review
iF Magazine
The play is one part upbeat comedy, one part drama, and one big part walk down memory lane.
All of it brought to you by a well directed modern cast that has a chameleon-like ability to become people from another era and to make you forget you aren't living in the past while sitting in your theatre seat.
... Full Review
MTV.com
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. ... Full Review
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