Shy milkman Burleigh Sullivan accidentally knocks out drunken Speed McFarlane, a champion boxer who was flirting with Burleigh's sister. The newspapers get hold of the story and photographers even catch Burleigh knock out Speed again. Speed's crooked manager decides to turn Burleigh into a fighter. Burleigh doesn't realize that all of his opponents have been asked to take a dive. Thinking he really is a great fighter, Burleigh develops a swelled head which puts a crimp in his relationship with pretty nightclub singer Polly Pringle. He may finally get his comeuppance when he challenges Speed for the title.
Danny Kaye
Virginia Mayo
Vera-Ellen
Steve Cochran
Eve Arden
Walter Abel
Lionel Stander
Fay Bainter
Clarence Kolb
Victor Cutler
Charles Cane
Jerome Cowan
Don Wilson
Knox Manning
Kay Thompson
Johnny Downs
Tom Kennedy
William Benedict
George Chandler
Bess Flowers
Betty Alexander