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The Kid from Brooklyn 1946 Rare LD Danny Kaye

Virtual Remake of Harold Lloyd's The Milky Way (1936)

The Kid from Brooklyn 1946 Rare LD Danny Kaye

Virtual Remake of Harold Lloyd's The Milky Way (1936)

Mega-Rare Remastered, LaserDisc Movie Near-Mint LaserDisc and Jacket Danny Kaye & Virginia Mayo in... The Kid from Brooklyn

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The Kid from Brooklyn 1946 Rare LD Danny Kaye

Virtual Remake of Harold Lloyd's The Milky Way (1936)

Mega-Rare Remastered, LaserDisc Movie Near-Mint LaserDisc and Jacket Danny Kaye & Virginia Mayo in... The Kid from Brooklyn

$94.97

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Mega-Rare Remastered, LaserDisc Movie

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Danny Kaye & Virginia Mayo in...

The Kid from Brooklyn

Pioneer Special Edition

( Catalog Number PSE94-48 ) (1.33:1) (2 Sides) (CLV) (CC) (NTSC)

LaserDisc Special Features

The Best Version on LaserDisc
Special Introduction and Epilogue by Virgina Mayo
Isolated Music & Effects Tracks
Promo Clips

The Kid from Brooklyn
1946 - 113 min. - Color
Country: USA
Genre: Comedy

LaserDisc Movie Storyline:
A quiet milkman gains sudden notoriety when he accidentally becomes the world middle-weight boxing champ.

LaserDisc Movie Review:
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

As with many of the cinema's other unique comics, Danny Kaye was a difficult personality around which to build a film. Like many of his films, The Kid From Brooklyn is certainly entertaining; also like many of his films, it isn't completely satisfying, although it has a number of good moments. The screenplay is the main culprit; the premise is ridiculous and thus the film needs especially witty and diverting dialogue and situations to distract from this basic flaw. It doesn't get it. Nor is it helped by Norman Z. McLeod's uninspired direction. Kaye, of course, makes it watchable, although even he can't make the transition from mild-mannered milquetoast to egotist either believable or palatable. He's immensely entertaining in the "Pavlova" number, although not enough so to make anyone forget that there's no reason for the sequence to be in the film. The supporting cast is good, with Vera-Ellen sensational in her two dance segments, especially "Hey! What's Your Name " Virginia Mayo is a little dull, but Steve Cochran is surprisingly good, and Eve Arden livens things up considerably. Kid would be followed by a string of superior Kaye efforts, starting with The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. --- Craig Butler

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Cast:
Danny Kaye - Burleigh Sullivan
Virginia Mayo - Polly Pringle
Vera-Ellen - Susie Sullivan
Steve Cochran - Speed McFarlane
Eve Arden - Ann Westley
Lionel Stander - Spider Schultz
Walter Abel - Gabby Sloan
Fay Bainter - Mrs. E. Winthrop LeMoyne
Clarence Kolb - Wilbur Austin
Victor Cutler - Photographer
Charles Cane - Willard
Jerome Cowan - Fight Ring Announcer
Don Wilson - Radio Announcer
Knox Manning - Radio Announcer
Kay Thompson - Matron
Johnny Downs - M.C.
Martha Montgomery
Torben Meyer
Frank Moran - Fight Manager
Diana Mumby
Billy Nelson
Steve Taylor
Vonne Lester
Billy Wayne
Joyce MacKenzie
Robert Strong
Sid Saylor
Ruth Valmy
Jack Roper
George Sherwood
Pierre Watkin - Mr. LeMoyne
William Newell
Alex Pollard
Jack Norton - Guest
Frank Riggi - Killer Kelly
Harry "Snub" Pollard - Man Who Reacts to Lion
Tom Quinn - Photographer
Eric Wilton
James Carlisle - Mrs. LeMoyne's Friend
Betty Cargyle
Jan Bryant
Hal K. Dawson
George Chandler - Reporter
Jack Cheatham
Dulce Daye
Shirley Ballard
Betty Alexander
Betty Blythe
Billy Bletcher
Virginia Belmont
Billy Benedict
Donald Kerr
Donna Hamilton - Goldwyn Girl
The Goldwyn Girls
Karen X. Gaylord
John Indrisano - Boxing Instructor
Eddie Hart
Lester Dorr
Jay Eaton
Ralph Dunn - Seconds
Jack Gargan
Almeda Fowler - Bystander
Mary Forbes
William Forrest


Crew:
Norman Z. McLeod - Director
Samuel Goldwyn - Producer
Frank R. Butler - Play Author
Harry Clork - Play Author
Richard Connell - Play Author
Don Hartman - Screenwriter
Grover Jones - Play Author
Lynn Root - Play Author
Melville Shavelson - Screenwriter
Gregg Toland - Cinematographer
Sammy Cahn - Songwriter / Composer (Music Score)
Carmen Dragon - Musical Direction/Supervision / Composer (Music Score)
Sylvia Fine - Songwriter / Composer (Music Score)
Max Liebman - Songwriter / Composer (Music Score)
Jule Styne - Songwriter / Composer (Music Score)
Dan Mandell - Editor
Stewart Chaney - Art Director
Perry Ferguson - Art Director
Howard Bristol - Set Designer
Miles White - Costume Designer
Robert Stephanoff - Makeup
Bernard Pearce - Choreography

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Mega-Rare Remastered, LaserDisc Movie

Near-Mint LaserDisc and Jacket

Danny Kaye & Virginia Mayo in...

The Kid from Brooklyn

Pioneer Special Edition

( Catalog Number PSE94-48 ) (1.33:1) (2 Sides) (CLV) (CC) (NTSC)

LaserDisc Special Features

The Best Version on LaserDisc
Special Introduction and Epilogue by Virgina Mayo
Isolated Music & Effects Tracks
Promo Clips

The Kid from Brooklyn
1946 - 113 min. - Color
Country: USA
Genre: Comedy

LaserDisc Movie Storyline:
A quiet milkman gains sudden notoriety when he accidentally becomes the world middle-weight boxing champ.

LaserDisc Movie Review:
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

As with many of the cinema's other unique comics, Danny Kaye was a difficult personality around which to build a film. Like many of his films, The Kid From Brooklyn is certainly entertaining; also like many of his films, it isn't completely satisfying, although it has a number of good moments. The screenplay is the main culprit; the premise is ridiculous and thus the film needs especially witty and diverting dialogue and situations to distract from this basic flaw. It doesn't get it. Nor is it helped by Norman Z. McLeod's uninspired direction. Kaye, of course, makes it watchable, although even he can't make the transition from mild-mannered milquetoast to egotist either believable or palatable. He's immensely entertaining in the "Pavlova" number, although not enough so to make anyone forget that there's no reason for the sequence to be in the film. The supporting cast is good, with Vera-Ellen sensational in her two dance segments, especially "Hey! What's Your Name " Virginia Mayo is a little dull, but Steve Cochran is surprisingly good, and Eve Arden livens things up considerably. Kid would be followed by a string of superior Kaye efforts, starting with The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. --- Craig Butler

Thanks for Visiting DaDon's Rare LaserDiscs !

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Cast:
Danny Kaye - Burleigh Sullivan
Virginia Mayo - Polly Pringle
Vera-Ellen - Susie Sullivan
Steve Cochran - Speed McFarlane
Eve Arden - Ann Westley
Lionel Stander - Spider Schultz
Walter Abel - Gabby Sloan
Fay Bainter - Mrs. E. Winthrop LeMoyne
Clarence Kolb - Wilbur Austin
Victor Cutler - Photographer
Charles Cane - Willard
Jerome Cowan - Fight Ring Announcer
Don Wilson - Radio Announcer
Knox Manning - Radio Announcer
Kay Thompson - Matron
Johnny Downs - M.C.
Martha Montgomery
Torben Meyer
Frank Moran - Fight Manager
Diana Mumby
Billy Nelson
Steve Taylor
Vonne Lester
Billy Wayne
Joyce MacKenzie
Robert Strong
Sid Saylor
Ruth Valmy
Jack Roper
George Sherwood
Pierre Watkin - Mr. LeMoyne
William Newell
Alex Pollard
Jack Norton - Guest
Frank Riggi - Killer Kelly
Harry "Snub" Pollard - Man Who Reacts to Lion
Tom Quinn - Photographer
Eric Wilton
James Carlisle - Mrs. LeMoyne's Friend
Betty Cargyle
Jan Bryant
Hal K. Dawson
George Chandler - Reporter
Jack Cheatham
Dulce Daye
Shirley Ballard
Betty Alexander
Betty Blythe
Billy Bletcher
Virginia Belmont
Billy Benedict
Donald Kerr
Donna Hamilton - Goldwyn Girl
The Goldwyn Girls
Karen X. Gaylord
John Indrisano - Boxing Instructor
Eddie Hart
Lester Dorr
Jay Eaton
Ralph Dunn - Seconds
Jack Gargan
Almeda Fowler - Bystander
Mary Forbes
William Forrest


Crew:
Norman Z. McLeod - Director
Samuel Goldwyn - Producer
Frank R. Butler - Play Author
Harry Clork - Play Author
Richard Connell - Play Author
Don Hartman - Screenwriter
Grover Jones - Play Author
Lynn Root - Play Author
Melville Shavelson - Screenwriter
Gregg Toland - Cinematographer
Sammy Cahn - Songwriter / Composer (Music Score)
Carmen Dragon - Musical Direction/Supervision / Composer (Music Score)
Sylvia Fine - Songwriter / Composer (Music Score)
Max Liebman - Songwriter / Composer (Music Score)
Jule Styne - Songwriter / Composer (Music Score)
Dan Mandell - Editor
Stewart Chaney - Art Director
Perry Ferguson - Art Director
Howard Bristol - Set Designer
Miles White - Costume Designer
Robert Stephanoff - Makeup
Bernard Pearce - Choreography

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