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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Danny Kaye as Burleigh Sullivan
Virginia Mayo as Polly Pringle
Vera-Ellen as Susie Sullivan
Steve Cochran as Speed McFarlane
Eve Arden as Ann Westly
Walter Abel as Gabby Sloan
Lionel Stander as Spider Schultz
Fay Bainter as Mrs. E. Winthrop LeMoyne
Clarence Kolb as Mr. Austin
Victor Cutler as Photographer
Charles Cane as Willard
Jerome Cowan as Fight Announcer
Don Wilson as Radio Announcer
Knox Manning as Radio Announcer
Kay Thompson as Matron
Johnny Downs as Master of Ceremonies
Tom Kennedy as Referee #1 (uncredited)
William Benedict as Newsboy (uncredited)
George Chandler as Reporter (uncredited)
Bess Flowers as Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Betty Alexander as Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
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