The Milky Way
1936 · 89 MIN · IMDB 6.5 · 1,889 VOTES · DIR. Leo McCarey
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,843 lines
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00:01:56 Gentlemen, we are here to do homage...
00:06:06 Yes.
00:09:33 Wait a minute. It's me, Spider!
00:12:34 I said ten minutes, didn't I?
00:15:21 Hmm. At the dairy, I'm only 120-pointer.
00:18:10 I said I didn't knock him out.
00:21:53 Yeah. OK.
00:25:08 I tell you, I gotta see your brother.
00:29:12 You can use my phone.
00:32:56 I'm sorry, but I just don't want to fight.
00:36:02 Oh, you couldn't sell her hide.
00:40:05 I'll take a chance. I'm very game.
00:42:56 Hmm. That means we're welcome. Miss Pringle, Mr. McFarland.
00:47:15 Can you imagine having to lose to this guy.
00:50:22 - The fight. - What do you mean?
00:53:47 Amelia Earhart's got it.
00:59:22 Sorry, folks, sorry.
01:02:54 Yeah, give him a load of it from your angle.
01:06:05 I find myself deeply affected by what you've been saying.
01:08:49 I can prove it. I'll show you my driver's license.
01:12:03 Who gave you that line of...
01:15:16 I'll be back, uh... about an hour, huh?
01:18:25 - Meaning me? - Come on!
01:22:28 none other than that Fighting Milkman...
Cast & Characters
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
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,843
Dialogue density20.7 lines / min
First line00:01:56
Final line01:22:28
Production Record
DirectorLeo McCarey
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes1,889