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.
The Kid from Brooklyn has generally received positive reviews.
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The Kid from Brooklyn was released in 1946 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 11 reviews, giving The Kid from Brooklyn (1946) an average rating of 65%.
Overall, cinema-goers much prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 80%, compared to film critics, who gave it a considerably lower average score of 40%. Amateur reviewers enjoyed The Kid from Brooklyn a lot more than professional critics.
With a score of 65%, The Kid from Brooklyn is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1946, which stands at 61%.
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