The Milky Way (1936)
- Directed by
- Norman Z. McLeod, Leo McCarey
- Genre
- comedy film, boxing film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.1 of 10 from 22 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A Brooklyn milkman accidentally becomes a middleweight boxing champion. The film follows his unlikely rise in the boxing world as a comedy of errors.
light-heartedwhimsicalplayfulfast-pacedfunnycleverunderdog storyscrewball
What happens
The Milky Way is a 1936 American comedy film starring Harold Lloyd. Directed by comedy veteran Leo McCarey, the film was written by Grover Jones, Frank Butler and Richard Connell based on a play of the same name by Lynn Root and Harry Clork that was presented on Broadway in 1934. An example of the popular screwball comedy genre of the time, and critically Harold Lloyd's most successful talkie, it tells the story of a Brooklyn milkman who becomes middleweight boxing champion. The Milky Way features supporting performances by Adolphe Menjou and Verree Teasdale and marks the film debut of Anthony Quinn with a small uncredited role. The film's copyright was not renewed, but its reuse is restricted as a derivative of the still copyrighted play it is based on. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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