The Milky Way
6.5
“A fighting milkman who outfights and outsmarts everyone-including himself!”
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.
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Cast
14 people
Harold Lloyd
Burleigh Sullivan
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Safety Last!
The Freshman
Adolphe Menjou
Gabby Sloan
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Paths of Glory
The Front Page
Verree Teasdale
Ann Westley
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
Helen Mack
Mae Sullivan
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The Son of Kong
His Girl Friday
William Gargan
Speed McFarland
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The Bells of St. Mary's
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George Barbier
Wilbur Austin
Known for
Yankee Doodle Dandy
The Smiling Lieutenant
Dorothy Wilson
Polly Pringle
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The Age of Consent
Before Dawn
Lionel Stander
Spider Schultz
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Cul-de-sac
Once Upon a Time in the West
Charles Lane
Willard
Known for
The Aristocats
Sybil
Marjorie Gateson
Mrs. E. Winthrop LeMoyne
Known for
You'll Never Get Rich
The Caddy
Anthony Quinn
Known for
Lawrence of Arabia
Jesus of Nazareth
Thomas A. Curran
Also in
The Phantom in the House
The World and the Woman
Leo McCarey Director · Grover Jones Screenplay Richard Connell Screenplay
Worldwide gross $1.2M · Budget $1M · United States release February 7, 1936
Box office
Budget
$1,032,798
Worldwide gross
$1,170,000
Gross vs. budget
1.1×
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · February 7, 1936
Theatrical
United States · February 7, 1936
Theatrical
France
April 11, 1936 · Theatrical
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