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.
Release: 1946
Rating: 6.2
Genre: Comedy
Duration: 113 min
Country: United States of America
Production: Samuel Goldwyn Productions
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Danny Kaye
as Burleigh Sullivan
Virginia Mayo
as Polly Pringle
Vera-Ellen
as Susie Sullivan
Steve Cochran
as Speed McFarlane
Eve Arden
as Ann Westly
Walter Abel
as Gabby Sloan