The Milky Way Page #2

Synopsis: Timid milkman, Burleigh Sullivan (Lloyd), 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.
Genre: Comedy
Production: Paramount Pictures
 
IMDB:
6.7
PASSED
Year:
1936
89 min
148 Views


it wasn't on the level.

He wouldn't understand

anything that was.

- Good morning, Plato.

- Plato what?

Let's keep it simple.

How did you get that?

Oh, uh... this?

Oh, you see, uh,

I was shadowboxing...

And the shadow won?

No, no. You see,

it was like this.

Uh, uh... Spider came in,

and we started to spar...

and... and I ran into one.

Where were you

when I called last night?

- Uh... in the shower.

- Tub.

More accidents happen

in bathrooms.

Look.

That's the story of the lion

and the mouse.

It's a lie!

Then sue the paper.

What's it say?

"Truck driver

knocks out champion."

Ooh, it must be some other mug.

Yeah, some other

middleweight champion.

There ain't no other

middleweight champ.

Not officially.

Listen, Ann, be a pal.

You're not gonna say anything

to Gabby about this, are you?

He reads just as easy.

Oh, but he's in Philadelphi.

I hear they got

a paper there now.

Gabby, you're his manager,

aren't you?

I'll give you a statement

in ten minutes!

Well, it better be ten minutes,

or we'll write one of our own.

Yeah, but you don't

know what it means...

to lose your reputation,

walk down the street...

and have the whole town

talkin' about you.

No? Heh.

Well, twelve years ago

in my hometown...

I went on a hayride.

- What's that got to do with it?

- Nothing...

except they're still

talking about it.

Let me see that.

Oh, that'll be all right

in a few days.

Oh, hello, Daddy.

Remind me to ask you later what

you were doing in here with him.

I wish you cared.

Well...

You dumb cluck.

You thick-skulled gorilla.

What do you think

I'm feeding you for?

Why didn't you watch him?!

Well, what do you got

to say for yourself?

- I got a headache.

- Shut up!

And you... you...

the middleweight

champion of the world.

Heh. Yesterday, you had

a title worth $1 million.

Today, it isn't worth a nickel.

I'm in Philly, signing you up

to beat Kid Miller for 20 Gs.

I got the pen in my hand all

ready to sign, and what happens?

Yeah. That's what I want

to know... what happened?!

He wants to know what happened.

Heh. They want to know

what happened.

Sure, they want to know.

The lobby's crawling

with reporters...

and I gotta give them

a statement!

You better get a story ready.

We're gonna need it. Hello?

Now, listen, Willard...

I said I'd give you a statement

in ten minutes.

- Well, I always keep my word.

- Uh-oh.

I said ten minutes, didn't I?

The rats are coming up in five.

Well, come on, let's have it!

Come on, come on!

Listen, Gabby,

it was like this.

Spider and I were

walking down the street...

and... and up comes a guy.

And what a guy.

Right. Gabby, he was

the biggest guy I ever saw.

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Grover Jones

Grover Jones (November 15, 1893 – September 24, 1940) was an American screenwriter - often teamed with William Slavens McNutt - and film director. He wrote more than 104 films between 1920 and his death. He also was a film journal publisher and prolific short story writer. Jones was born in Rosedale, Indiana, grew up in West Terre Haute, Indiana, and died in Hollywood, California. He was the father of American polo pioneer Sue Sally Hale. more…

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