''The Milkman'' is a 1950 American comedy film directed by Charles Barton and starring Donald O'Connor,

Jimmy Durante James Francis Durante ( , ; February 10, 1893 – January 29, 1980) was an American comedian, actor, singer, vaudevillian, and pianist. His distinctive gravelly speech, Lower East Side accent, comic language-butchery, jazz-influenced song ...

and Piper Laurie.

Plot

Roger Bradley is denied a milkman job at his father's company because of his postwar trauma; when he becomes stressed or frustrated, he quacks like a duck. In revenge, Roger secures a job with his father's archrival Breezy Albright at another milk company. Roger becomes very successful and quickly falls in love with the boss's daughter Chris Abbott.

Cast

* Donald O'Connor as Roger Bradley *

as Breezy Albright * Piper Laurie as Chris Abbott * Joyce Holden as Ginger Burton *

William Conrad William Conrad (born John William Cann Jr., September 27, 1920 – February 11, 1994) was an American actor, producer, and director whose entertainment career spanned five decades in radio, film, and television, peaking in popularity when he s ...

as Mike Morrel *

Henry O'Neill Henry O'Neill (August 10, 1891 – May 18, 1961) was an American film actor known for playing gray-haired fathers, lawyers, and similarly dignified roles during the 1930s and 1940s. Early years He was born in Orange, New Jersey. Career ...

as Bradley Sr. * Paul Harvey as D.A. Abbott * Jess Barker as John Carter * Elisabeth Risdon as Mrs. Carter * Frank Nelson as Mr. Green * Charles Flynn as Sgt. Larkin *

Garry Owen The 7th Cavalry Regiment is a United States Army cavalry regiment formed in 1866. Its official nickname is "Garryowen", after the Irish air " Garryowen" that was adopted as its march tune. The regiment participated in some of the largest ba ...

as Irving *

John Cliff John Cliff (7 March 1883 – 18 October 1977) was the first Assistant General Secretary of the Transport and General Workers' Union and later a prominent London Transport board member. Cliff was born in Leeds in 1883, the son of John Cliff and ...

as Joe * Billy Nelson as Duke (as Bill Nelson)

References

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* * * 1950 films Films directed by Charles Barton Universal Pictures films 1950 comedy films American comedy films American black-and-white films 1950s English-language films 1950s American films {{1950s-comedy-film-stub