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The Milky Way

Year:

1936

Duration:

89 min | Germany:84 min (TV)

Genres:

Comedy

IMDB rate:

6.8

Director:

Leo McCarey

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1936-02-07

Filming Locations: Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Earnings

Budget: $1,032,000

Gross: $1,170,000 (USA) Copyright Holder Copyright MCMXXXVI by Paramount Productions Inc. (on print)

Cast

Actor

Character

Gertrude Astor

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

Murray Alper

Cabbie with Little Agnes

Bull Anderson

Oblitsky (uncredited)

Harry Anderson

Milkman (uncredited)

Eugene Barry

Cop (uncredited)

Jay Belasco

Man in Car (uncredited)

Harry Bernard

Cop (uncredited)

Bonita

Landlady (uncredited)

Harry Bowen

Bartender (uncredited)

A.S. 'Pop' Byron

Cop (uncredited)

Bob Callahan

Onion (uncredited)

Leonard Carey

Mrs. Winthrop's Butler (uncredited)

Jack Clifford

Todd Fight Announcer (uncredited)

Morrie Cohan

Polo Referee (uncredited)

James Conaty

Todd Fight Spectator (uncredited)

Ray Cooper

Todd Fight Spectator (uncredited)

Thomas A. Curran

Todd Fight Spectator (uncredited)

Eddie Dunn

Barber Shaving Burleigh (uncredited)

Jim Farley

Promoter (uncredited)

Eddie Fetherston

Cameraman (uncredited)

James Ford

Todd Fight Spectator (uncredited)

Charles K. French

Mrs. Lemoyne's Guest (uncredited)

Ethyl May Halls

(uncredited)

Tom Hanlon

LaGrue Fight Announcer (uncredited)

Sam Hayes

Polo Radio Announcer (uncredited)

Wallace Howe

Dr. O.O. White (uncredited)

Lloyd Ingraham

Barbershop Customer (uncredited)

Hazel Laughton

Woman in Coupe (uncredited)

Gus Leonard

Band Member at Title Fight (uncredited)

Carl M. Leviness

Mrs. Lemoyne's Guest (uncredited)

Jim Marples

O'Rourke (uncredited)

Marty Martin

Polo Ticket-Seller (uncredited)

Larry McGrath

Todd Fight Referee (uncredited)

Charles McMurphy

Cop (uncredited)

Harold Miller

Party Guest (uncredited)

Frank Mills

Todd Fight Spectator (uncredited)

Bruce Mitchell

Todd Fight Spectator (uncredited)

Jack Murphy

Newsboy (uncredited)

Harry Myers

Photographer at Apartment (uncredited)

Broderick O'Farrell

Todd Fight Spectator (uncredited)

Paddy O'Flynn

Reporter (uncredited)

Jack Perry

Tornado Todd (uncredited)

Earl Pingree

Cop (uncredited)

Victor Potel

Todd Fight Spectator (uncredited)

Anthony Quinn

Todd Fight Spectator (uncredited)

Henry Roquemore

Gabby's Doctor (uncredited)

Mel Ruick

Austin's Secretary (uncredited)

Antrim Short

Photographer (uncredited)

Oscar Smith

Barbershop Porter (uncredited)

Milburn Stone

Reporter (uncredited)

Jack Stoney

Preliminary Bout Fighter (uncredited)

Phil Tead

Todd Fight Radio Announcer (uncredited)

Dan Tobey

Polo Announcer (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

The original play opened at the Cort Theatre in New York on 8 May 1934 and closed in July 1934 after 63 performances. Burleigh Sullivan was played by Hugh O'Connell and Speed McFarland by Brian Donlevy. Another version opened in 1943 but lasted only 16 performances.

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Film debut of Anthony Quinn.

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Producer Samuel Goldwyn bought the rights for the property in the mid-1940s for his remake The Kid from Brooklyn (1946), as well as the original negative and almost all existing prints, and destroyed them.

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Goofs

As Ann Westley says, "This program is coming to you through the courtesy of Amalgamated Gas,", the word "amalgamated" does not match her lip movements and is clearly spoken by different voice. (approx. 24:55 into the film, NTSC)

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List: Wacky boxing

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