The Milky Way (1936) |
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| Director(s) | Leo McCarey, Norman Z. McLeod (uncredited) |
| Producer(s) | Adolph Zukor (uncredited), E. Lloyd Sheldon |
| Top Genres | Comedy |
| Top Topics | Boxing |
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Harold Lloyd(as Burleigh Sullivan)
The Milky Way
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The Milky Way
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Harold Lloyd
(as Burleigh Sullivan)
Adolphe Menjou(as Gabby Sloan)
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The Milky Way
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Adolphe Menjou
(as Gabby Sloan)
Verree Teasdale(as Ann Westley)
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The Milky Way
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Verree Teasdale
(as Ann Westley)
Helen Mack(as Mae Sullivan)
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The Milky Way
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Helen Mack
(as Mae Sullivan)
William Gargan(as Speed McFarland)
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The Milky Way
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William Gargan
(as Speed McFarland)
George Barbier(as Wilbur Austin)
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The Milky Way
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George Barbier
(as Wilbur Austin)
Dorothy Wilson(as Polly Pringle)
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The Milky Way
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Dorothy Wilson
(as Polly Pringle)
Lionel Stander(as Spider Schultz)
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The Milky Way
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Lionel Stander
(as Spider Schultz)
The Milky Way Overview:
The Milky Way (1936) was a Comedy - Black-and-white Film directed by Leo McCarey and Norman Z. McLeod (uncredited) and produced by Adolph Zukor and E. Lloyd Sheldon.
Academy Awards 1940 --- Ceremony Number 13 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Animated Short Film | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | Won |
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The Milky Way (1936)
The Milky Way Directed by Leo McCarey Written by Grover Jones, Frank Butler, and Richard Connell 1936/USA Paramount Pictures First viewing Leo McCarey ensures that this is funnier than your average comedy. Burleigh Sullivan (Harold Lloyd) is a mild-mannered milkman with well-developed skills in du... Read full article
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The movie was originally planed as a vehicle for Jack Oakie, Gertrude Michael and Edward Everett Horton. When it was decided that it would be a Harold Lloyd picture instead, Horton was replaced by Adolphe Menjou. Instead of Helen Mack, originally Sally Blane was cast. Due to illness, Ida Lupino was replaced by Dorothy Wilson.
Producer Samuel Goldwyn bought the rights for the property in the mid-1940s for his remake The Kid from Brooklyn, as well as the original negative and almost all existing prints, and destroyed them.
First movie for Anthony Quinn.
"Spider" Schultz (Lionel Stander) claims the man who knocked out him and the champ was "bigger than Canary." Schultz, who often spouts malapropisms, is referring to Primo Carnera, who, at 6' 9", was the biggest boxer of his day.