Summary
A giddy pugilist’s masquerade unspools in 1924’s Robinson’s Trousseau: Lee, a scrappy dreamer with more nerve than muscle, inflates himself into the fabled lightweight king “Kid” Hanlon to dazzle a moon-bright waitress whose laugh crackles like cellophane. After a carousel of dive-bar boasts, moonlit serenades and one bruised-up miracle in the ring, the crown lands on his head—only to discover the girl’s surname stitched inside the same heraldic robe. Cue a city-wide scavenger for sartorial legitimacy: taxi horns become trumpets of extortion, white-jacketed garçons surrender cufflinks at knuckle-point, and a tuxedo is pieced together like a ransom quilt. Veiled in dusk-blue twilight, he coaxes her toward the altar, sleeves too long, conscience shorter, love undefeated.
Synopsis
Falling in love with a girl, Lee tells her he is the lightweight champion, "Kid" Hanlon. He finally wins the championship, only to learn that his intended is "Kid" Hanlon's sister. Obtaining his wedding clothes by force from cab drivers and restaurant waiters, he persuades the girl to marry him.
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