
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 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.
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Cast

Danny Kaye
Burleigh Sullivan

Virginia Mayo
Polly Pringle

Vera-Ellen
Susie Sullivan

Steve Cochran
Speed McFarlane

Eve Arden
Ann Westly

Walter Abel
Gabby Sloan

Lionel Stander
Spider Schultz

Fay Bainter
Mrs. E. Winthrop LeMoyne

Clarence Kolb
Mr. Austin

Victor Cutler
Photographer

Charles Cane
Willard

Jerome Cowan
Fight Announcer

Don Wilson
Radio Announcer

Knox Manning
Radio Announcer

Kay Thompson
Matron

Johnny Downs
Master of Ceremonies

Tom Kennedy
Referee #1 (uncredited)

William Benedict
Newsboy (uncredited)

George Chandler
Reporter (uncredited)

Bess Flowers
Fight Spectator (uncredited)

Betty Alexander
Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)