The Milky Way (1936)

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1h 29min
Comedy, Family
07 Feb 1936 (USA)
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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.

Directors:

Leo McCarey, Ray McCarey, Norman Z. McLeod

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Stars:

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Harold Lloyd (I) behind the scenes of The Milky Way (1936)

Harold Lloyd (I) in The Milky Way (1936)

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	Harold Lloyd	...	Burleigh 'Tiger' Sullivan
	Adolphe Menjou	...	Gabby Sloan
	Verree Teasdale	...	Ann Westley
	Helen Mack	...	Mae Sullivan
	William Gargan	...	Speed McFarland
	George Barbier	...	Wilbur Austin
	Dorothy Wilson	...	Polly Pringle
	Lionel Stander	...	Spider Schultz
	Charles Lane	...	Willard
	Marjorie Gateson	...	Mrs. E. Winthrope LeMoyne
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Murray Alper	...	Cabbie with Little Agnes (uncredited)
	Bull Anderson	...	Oblitsky (uncredited)
	Harry Anderson	...	Milkman (uncredited)
	Gertrude Astor	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Eugene Barry	...	Cop (uncredited)
	Jay Belasco	...	Man in Car (uncredited)
	Harry Bernard	...	Cop (uncredited)
	Bonita	...	Landlady (uncredited)
	Harry Bowen	...	Bartender (uncredited)
	A.S. 'Pop' Byron	...	Cop (uncredited)
	Bob Callahan	...	Onion (uncredited)
	Leonard Carey	...	Mrs. LeMoyne's Butler (uncredited)
	Jack Rube Clifford	...	Todd Fight Announcer (uncredited)
	Morrie Cohan	...	Polo Referee (uncredited)
	James Conaty	...	Todd Fight Spectator (uncredited)
	Ray Cooper	...	Todd Fight Spectator (uncredited)
	Thomas A. Curran	...	Todd Fight Spectator (uncredited)
	Russell Custer	...	Milkman (uncredited)
	Eddie Dunn	...	Barber Shaving Burleigh (uncredited)
	Jim Farley	...	Promoter (uncredited)
	Eddie Fetherston	...	Cameraman (uncredited)
	James Ford	...	Todd Fight Spectator (uncredited)
	Charles K. French	...	Mrs. LeMoyne's Guest (uncredited)
	Joe Gilbert	...	Todd Fight Spectator (uncredited)
	Ethyl May Halls	...	Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
	Tom Hanlon	...	LaGrue Fight Announcer (uncredited)
	Sam Hayes	...	Polo Radio Announcer (uncredited)
	Wally Howe	...	Dr. O.O. White (uncredited)
	Lloyd Ingraham	...	Barbershop Customer (uncredited)
	Hazel Laughton	...	Woman in Coupe (uncredited)
	Gus Leonard	...	Band Member at Title Fight (uncredited)
	Carl M. Leviness	...	Mrs. LeMoyne's Guest (uncredited)
	Jim Marples	...	O'Rourke (uncredited)
	Marty Martin	...	Polo Ticket-Seller (uncredited)
	Larry McGrath	...	Todd Fight Referee (uncredited)
	Charles McMurphy	...	Cop (uncredited)
	Harold Miller	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Frank Mills	...	Todd Fight Spectator (uncredited)
	Bruce Mitchell	...	Todd Fight Spectator (uncredited)
	Jack Murphy	...	Newsboy (uncredited)
	Harry Myers	...	Photographer at Apartment (uncredited)
	Broderick O'Farrell	...	Todd Fight Spectator (uncredited)
	Paddy O'Flynn	...	Reporter (uncredited)
	Jack Perry	...	'Tornado' Todd (uncredited)
	Earl Pingree	...	Cop (uncredited)
	Victor Potel	...	Todd Fight Spectator (uncredited)
	Anthony Quinn	...	Todd Fight Spectator (uncredited)
	Henry Roquemore	...	Gabby's Doctor (uncredited)
	Mel Ruick	...	Austin's Secretary (uncredited)
	Antrim Short	...	Photographer (uncredited)
	Oscar Smith	...	Barbershop Porter (uncredited)
	Milburn Stone	...	Reporter (uncredited)
	Jack Stoney	...	Preliminary Bout Fighter (uncredited)
	Phil Tead	...	Todd Fight Radio Announcer (uncredited)
	Dan Tobey	...	Polo Announcer (uncredited)
	Stanhope Wheatcroft	...	Mrs. LeMoyne's Party Escort (uncredited)

Directed by

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Leo McCarey
Ray McCarey	...	(fill-in director) (uncredited)
Norman Z. McLeod	...	(fill-in director) (uncredited)

Written by

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Grover Jones	...	(screen play) &
Frank Butler	...	(screen play) &
Richard Connell	...	(screen play)

Lynn Root	...	(from a play by) and
Harry Clork	...	(from a play by)

Harry Clork	...	(contributor to dialogue) (uncredited)

Doris Malloy	...	() (uncredited)

Produced by

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E. Lloyd Sheldon	...	producer
Jeffrey Vance	...	producer (2002 restored video release)
Adolph Zukor	...	producer (uncredited)

Cinematography by

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Alfred Gilks

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(photographed by)

Editing by

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LeRoy Stone

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Art Direction by

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Hans Dreier
Bernard Herzbrun

Makeup Department

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Max Asher	...	makeup artist (uncredited)
Wally Westmore	...	makeup artist: Mr. Lloyd (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Harry Scott	...	assistant director (uncredited)
George Templeton	...	assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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A.E. Freudeman

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interior decorator

Sound Department

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Earl S. Hayman	...	sound recordist (as Earl Hayman)
Louis Mesenkop	...	sound recordist

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Eugene Joseff

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costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department

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Charles Bradshaw	...	composer: stock music (uncredited)
John Leipold	...	composer: stock music (uncredited)
Ralph Rainger	...	composer: stock music (uncredited)
Tom Satterfield	...	composer: additional music (uncredited)
Victor Young	...	composer: main and end title music (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Evelyn Riggs	...	stand-in: Helen Mack
Adolph Zukor	...	presenter
Roy Brooks	...	assistant: Mr. Lloyd (uncredited)

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Production Companies

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Paramount Pictures (presents)

Distributors

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Paramount Pictures (1936) (United States) (theatrical) (as A Paramount Picture)
Paramount Film Service (1936) (Canada) (theatrical)
Paramount British Pictures (1936) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
Paramount Film Service (1936) (Australia) (theatrical)
Films Paramount (1936) (Belgium) (theatrical)
Paramount-Film (1936) (Germany) (theatrical)
Film AB Paramount (1936) (Sweden) (theatrical)
Filmaktieselskapet Paramount (1936) (Norway) (theatrical)
Filmaktieselskabet Paramount (1936) (Denmark) (theatrical)
Paramount-Films (1936) (Finland) (theatrical)
Paramount Filmes (1936) (Portugal) (theatrical)
Yleisradio (YLE) (1993) (Finland) (tv)
Universal Pictures Finland (2008) (Finland) (DVD) (10-disc Harold Lloyd: The Definitive Collection)
The Criterion Channel (2023) (United States) (tv) (streaming)
Alpha Video Distributors (2004) (United States) (DVD)
New Line Home Video (2005) (United States) (DVD)
The Roan Group (2005) (United States) (DVD)
Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2010) (Germany) (DVD) (Harold Lloyd Edition)

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Other Companies

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Motion Picture Producers and Distributors Association of America (approved: certificate no. 1755)
Western Electric (noiseless recording)

Storyline

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Plot Summary	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. Written by Herman Seifer Plot Summary
Plot Keywords	charity-benefit milk-truck-route confusion milkman promoter See All (5) »
Taglines	A fighting milkman who outfights and outsmarts everyone-including himself! (Print Ad- Silver Creek News-Times, ((Silver Creek, NY)) 27 February 1936) See more »
Genres	Comedy Family Sport
Parents Guide	View content advisory »
Certification	Belgium:KT/EA (visa#28.576) Finland:S France:Tous publics Norway:A Spain:A Sweden:Btl United Kingdom:U United States:Passed (National Board of Review) United States:Approved United States:TV-G (TV rating)

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Also Known As	Soupe au lait (France) Ausgerechnet Weltmeister (Germany) Kalte Milch und heiße Fäuste (Germany) La vía láctea (Spain) Via Láctea (Portugal) See more »
Runtime	89 min
Country	United States
Language	English
Color	Black and White
Aspect Ratio	1.37 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)
Filming Locations	Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget

$1,032,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia	During filming, the cast and crew drank the milk which was used in the film. Because the milk wasn't pasteurized, many who drank it became very ill. Director Leo McCarey became so sick that when his father died during filming, he missed the funeral due to his illness. He wanted his next film to be a tribute to his father, that film would come to fruition as Make Way for Tomorrow (1937). See more »
Goofs	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) See more »
Movie Connections	Featured in World of Comedy (1962). See more »
Soundtracks	The Skaters Waltz (Les Patineurs) See more »
Crazy Credits	After the Paramount logo appears, a cow's head appears and moos in a parody of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer logo. See more »
Quotes	Burleigh Sullivan: Mr. Sloan, what is color? Gabby Sloan: What's what? Burleigh Sullivan: Color. That stuff you was talkin' about on the radio. That I got! Gabby Sloan: That's what gets a guys name in the newspapers. Burleigh Sullivan: Like what, for instance? Gabby Sloan: Like what? What? Burleigh Sullivan: I mean like who, for instance. Gabby Sloan: It's what makes a man stand out from a crowd. It makes him talked about. Dizzy Dean's got it. Bobby Jones has got it. Amelia Earhart's got it. Burleigh Sullivan: And Mae West? Gabby Sloan: She's got it in a big way! See more »

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