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The Milky Way
UNITED STATES · 1936

The Milky Way

Leo McCarey
fixed fight milkman
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Synopsis

Timid milkman, Burleigh Sullivan, 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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