CinemaOSMovie · 1936 · 1h 29m · NR

The Milky Way

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

61%(22)IMDbComedy

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.

Directed byLeo McCarey

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 29m
Language
EN
Released
February 7, 1936
Studios
Paramount Pictures

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

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

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Harold Lloyd

Harold Lloyd

Burleigh Sullivan

Adolphe Menjou

Adolphe Menjou

Gabby Sloan

Verree Teasdale

Verree Teasdale

Ann Westley

Helen Mack

Helen Mack

Mae Sullivan

William Gargan

William Gargan

Speed McFarland

George Barbier

George Barbier

Wilbur Austin

Dorothy Wilson

Dorothy Wilson

Polly Pringle

Lionel Stander

Lionel Stander

Spider Schultz

Charles Lane

Charles Lane

Willard

Marjorie Gateson

Marjorie Gateson

Mrs. E. Winthrop LeMoyne

Creative team
Directed by
Leo McCarey
Leo McCarey
Written by
Grover Jones
Grover Jones
Frank Butler
Frank Butler
Produced by
E. Lloyd Sheldon

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