The Kid from Brooklyn

The Kid from Brooklyn
Directed byNorman Z. McLeod
Produced bySamuel Goldwyn
StarringDanny Kaye
Virginia Mayo
Vera-Ellen
The Goldwyn Girls
Walter Abel
Eve Arden
Steve Cochran
Fay Bainter
Lionel Stander
CinematographyGregg Toland
Edited byDaniel Mandell
Music byCarmen Dragon (uncredited)
Production
company
Distributed byRKO Radio Pictures
Release date
  • March 21, 1946 (1946-03-21)
Running time
113 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,450,000 or over $2 million
Box office$5,490,000 (worldwide rentals)

The Kid from Brooklyn is a 1946 American musical comedy film directed by Norman Z. McLeod and starring Danny Kaye, Virginia Mayo, Vera-Ellen, Steve Cochran, Walter Abel, Eve Arden, and Fay Bainter. Virginia Mayo's and Vera-Ellen's singing voices were dubbed by Betty Russell and Dorothy Ellers, respectively.

Produced by Samuel Goldwyn, it is a remake of the Harold Lloyd film The Milky Way (1936) about a milkman who becomes world boxing champion. Lionel Stander plays the role of "Spider" Schultz in both versions of the movie.