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.
Unfortunately the movie The Kid from Brooklyn is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Writing | Don Hartman | Adaptation |
| Writing | Melville Shavelson | Adaptation |
| Directing | Norman Z. McLeod | Director |
| Production | Samuel Goldwyn | Producer |
| Editing | Daniel Mandell | Editor |
| Art | Howard Bristol | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Miles White | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marie Clark | Hairstylist |
| Art | Perry Ferguson | Art Direction |
| Art | Clifford Porter | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robert Stephanoff | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Gregg Toland | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Sammy Cahn | Lyricist |
| Sound | Jule Styne | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Sammy Cahn | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Sylvia Fine | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Stewart Chaney | Assistant Art Director |
| Writing | Sylvia Fine | Lyricist |
| Writing | Jule Styne | Lyricist |
| Sound | Louis Forbes | Music Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jean Louis | Costume Design |
| Crew | John Indrisano | Technical Advisor |
| Crew | Bernard Pearce | Choreographer |
| Sound | Carmen Dragon | Music Director |
| Sound | Fred Lau | Sound Recordist |
| Writing | Grover Jones | Screenplay |
| Writing | Frank Butler | Screenplay |
| Writing | Harry Clork | Theatre Play |
| Writing | Lynn Root | Theatre Play |
| Writing | Richard Connell | Screenplay |
