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.
| Directing | Norman Z. McLeod | Director |
| Writing | Don Hartman | Adaptation |
| Writing | Melville Shavelson | Adaptation |
| Art | Stewart Chaney | Art Direction |
| Art | Perry Ferguson | Art Direction |
| Art | Howard Bristol | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marie Clark | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Miles White | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robert Stephanoff | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Clifford Porter | Set Decoration |
| Editing | Daniel Mandell | Editor |
| Production | Samuel Goldwyn | Producer |
| Camera | Gregg Toland | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Fred Lau | Sound Recordist |
| Writing | Grover Jones | Screenplay |
| Writing | Frank Butler | Screenplay |
| Writing | Richard Connell | Screenplay |
| Writing | Lynn Root | Theatre Play |
| Writing | Harry Clork | Theatre Play |
| Sound | Jule Styne | Songs |
| Writing | Sammy Cahn | Lyricist |
