The Milky Way (1936 film)


The Milky Way is a 1936 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 which was presented on Broadway in 1934.

Timid milkman Burleigh Sullivan Lloyd becomes involved in a brawl which ends up with Speed McFarland, the world middleweight champion being knocked out cold he never in fact threw a punch he merely ducked to get out of the way of a punch which brought the champ down.McFarlands boss, the crooked Gabby Sloan Adolphe Menjou, decides to promote Sullivan in a series of fixed fights that will culminate in him being knocked out in a real fight with McFarland. Against all the odds, Sullivan triumphs and becomes world champion. ........

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