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The Milky Way (1936) -- 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.

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Director:
Writers:
Lynn Root (play) and
Harry Clork (play) ...
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Release Date:
7 February 1936 (USA) more
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Timid milkman, Burleigh Sullivan (Lloyd), somehow knocks out a boxing champ in a brawl. The fighter's... more | add synopsis
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Harold Lloyd Can Talk, Too! more (13 total)

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Additional Details

Runtime:
89 min | Germany:84 min (TV)
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Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Noiseless System)
Certification:
USA:Approved | USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | Spain:T

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
When a suitable white horse for Burheigh could not be found, make-up artists were called upon to bleach a dark-colored horse blonde. more
Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: 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) more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Funny Side of Life (1963) more
Soundtrack:
The Skaters Waltz (Les Patineurs) more

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Harold Lloyd Can Talk, Too!, 12 January 2008
7/10
Author: sddavis63 (revsdd@gmail.com) from Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada

I had seen an earlier example of Harold Lloyd's work from the silent era (1924's "Girl Shy") and enjoyed it very much. When I stumbled upon this DVD for $2 in - of all places - the bargain section of a grocery store, I thought it was a small enough investment to try out. I was not disappointed.

Lloyd's performance in this was excellent. He makes use of some wonderful physical comedy (not surprisingly, given his roots in the silent era) but also shows that he can speak, and thus - unlike some silent stars - could make the jump to the "talkies." Here, he plays Burleigh "Tiger" Sullivan - a mild-mannered milkman who, through a series of blunders, finds himself a contender for the Middleweight Championship of the World! William Gargan also put on a good performance as Speed McFarlane, the "Champ." Good performances aside, I thought this was basically a "middling" comedy that probably could have been improved by making greater use of Lloyd's physical comedy, particularly by incorporating some scenes of "Tiger" in the ring - of which there was really precious little, until the title bout between Tiger and Speed at the end of the movie. And it was the end of the movie that really lifted this out of a strictly "middling" status. The last 15-20 minutes of this are really quite funny - especially as Tiger travels to the title bout in a taxi cab with a baby horse, which he has to keep hidden from the driver.

Well worth watching. 7/10.

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