| The Milky Way | |
|---|---|
&sq=&lang=&file=File:The-milky-way-poster.jpg) Film poster | |
| Directed by | Leo McCarey |
| Screenplay by | Grover Jones Frank Butler Richard Connell |
| Based on | The Milky Way 1934 play by Lynn Root Harry Clork |
| Produced by | E. Lloyd Sheldon |
| Starring | Harold Lloyd |
| Cinematography | Alfred Gilks |
| Edited by | LeRoy Stone |
| Music by | Tom Satterfield Victor Young |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
|
Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1,032,798.21[1] |
| Box office | $1,170,000 (US) |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:The_Milky_Way_(1936)_poster_1.jpg)
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.
- ^ Vance, Jeffrey and Suzanne Lloyd. "Harold Lloyd: Master Comedian" New York: Harry N Abrams. p.186.