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- 1936 · Comedy · 1h 29m
The Milky Way is a 1936 American comedy film starring Harold Lloyd. Directed by comedy veteran Leo McCarey, the film was written by Grover Jones, Frank Butler and Richard Connell based on a play of the same name by Lynn Root and Harry Clork that was presented on Broadway in 1934.
- $1,032,798.21
- E. Lloyd Sheldon
- Tom Satterfield, Victor Young
- Harold Lloyd
With Harold Lloyd, Adolphe Menjou, Verree Teasdale, Helen Mack. 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.
- (1.8K)
- Comedy, Family, Sport
- Leo McCarey, Ray McCarey, Norman Z. McLeod
- 1936-02-07
Often considered Harold Lloyd's best showcase in a talkie, The Milky Way (1936) was based on the Broadway play and directed by comedy specialist Leo McCarey. Lloyd plays Buleigh Sullivan, a milquetoast milkman who becomes a boxer after it appears that he has knocked out a middleweight champion (William Gargan) in a street brawl.
- Leo Mccarey
- Harold Lloyd
When milquetoast milkman Burleigh Sullivan (Harold Lloyd) knocks out middleweight champion boxer Speed McFarland (William Gargan) by mistake, he attracts a tremendous amount of media attention.
- (17)
- Leo Mccarey
- Comedy
- Harold Lloyd
Synopsis, historical analysis, personnel profiles, contemporary reviews, and discussion of the film The Milky Way, released in 1936 by Paramount Pictures, starring Harold Lloyd, Adolphe Menjou, Verree Teasdale, Helen Mack, and William Gargan, and directed by Leo McCarey.
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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. — Herman Seifer <alagain@aol.com>
Overview. 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. Leo McCarey. Director. Frank Butler. Screenplay. Richard Connell. Screenplay. Grover Jones. Screenplay.