Harold Lloyd
Burleigh "Tiger" Sullivan
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Synopsis
A timid milkman ducks during a street fight and accidentally gains credit for knocking out a boxing champion. The mistake creates an unexpected sporting career. Publicity and opportunistic management turn an ordinary man into a fighter whose reputation exceeds his experience.
Cast
DirectorsLeo McCareyRay McCarey (uncredited fill-in director)Norman Z. McLeod (uncredited fill-in director)
Inspirations
Lynn Root and Harry Clork's play was first considered as a vehicle for Jack Oakie. Casting Harold Lloyd instead brought an established silent-comedy persona into the sound-era boxing farce.
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Work catalogued as public domain in the United States.
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Availability checked on September 10, 2026.
Photograph credit
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- Harold Lloyd — Daniel Blum · Public domain
- Adolphe Menjou — CBS Radio · Public domain
- Verree Teasdale — produced by MGM and supplied to CINELANDIA magazine · Public domain
- Helen Mack — CBS Radio-Columbia Broadcasting System · Public domain
