The Milky Way

"A fighting milkman who outfights and outsmarts everyone-including himself!"

Feb 7 1936 Passed 1h 29m

Comedy

Timid milkman, Burleigh Sullivan, somehow knocks out a boxing champ in a brawl. The fighter's manager decides to build up the milkman's reputation in a series of fixed fights and then have the champ beat him to regain his title.

Plot

Timid milkman, Burleigh Sullivan (Lloyd), somehow knocks out a boxing champ in a brawl. The fighter's manager decides to build up the milkman's reputation in a series of fixed fights and then have the champ beat him to regain his title.

Written by

Grover Jones, Frank Butler, Richard Connell

Directed by

Leo McCarey, Ray McCarey, Norman Z. McLeod

Cast

Harold Lloyd, Adolphe Menjou, Verree Teasdale

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Paramount

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Trailers

The Milky Way (1936) -- Burleigh explains his fighting technique.

Scores

# of Votes

1,933

Average Rating

6.5 out of 10

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