The Milky Way
A fighting milkman who outfights and outsmarts everyone-including himself!
1936 | 89m | English
Popularity: 0.3 (history)
| Director: | Leo McCarey |
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| Writer: | Richard Connell, Grover Jones, Frank Butler |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 07, 1936 |
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| Director: | Leo McCarey |
| Writer: | Richard Connell, Grover Jones, Frank Butler |
| Genres: | Comedy |
| Keywords | milkman, fixed fight |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 29, 2026 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Harold Lloyd | Burleigh Sullivan |
| Adolphe Menjou | Gabby Sloan |
| Verree Teasdale | Ann Westley |
| Helen Mack | Mae Sullivan |
| William Gargan | Speed McFarland |
| George Barbier | Wilbur Austin |
| Dorothy Wilson | Polly Pringle |
| Lionel Stander | Spider Schultz |
| Charles Lane | Willard |
| Marjorie Gateson | Mrs. E. Winthrop LeMoyne |
| Charles Lane | |
| Anthony Quinn | |
| Thomas A. Curran | |
| Eugene Barry | Cop (uncredited) |
| Joe Gilbert | Todd Fight Spectator (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Richard Connell | Screenplay |
| LeRoy Stone | Editor |
| Hans Dreier | Art Direction |
| Bernard Herzbrun | Art Direction |
| Alfred Gilks | Director of Photography |
| Earl S. Hayman | Sound Recordist |
| Louis Mesenkop | Sound Recordist |
| A. E. Freudeman | Interior Designer |
| Leo McCarey | Director |
| Grover Jones | Screenplay |
| Frank Butler | Screenplay |
| Wally Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Travis Banton | Costume Design |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| E. Lloyd Sheldon | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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