Knock on Wood

The No. 1 Song-and-Dance Clown at his best!

6.719541h 43m

Released

Action

Comedy

Overview

Ventriloquist Jerry Morgan has failed with another love affair. The reason: when the relationship reaches the point when it is time to discuss marriage, his two dolls become mean and jealous. Morgan's dollmaker Papinek is a member of a spy ring who has stolen the secret plans for the top-secret Lafayette airplane. Since Morgan is leaving for Zurich the same night, he decides to hide the secret plan in the heads of the dolls.

StatusReleased

Release Date1954-04-06

Runtime1h 43m

LanguagesEnglish

CountriesUnited States of America

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Cast & Crew

Danny Kaye

as Jerry Morgan

Mai Zetterling

as Ilse Nordstrom

Torin Thatcher

as Godfrey Langston

David Burns

as Marty Brown

Leon Askin

as Laslo Gromeck

Abner Biberman

as Maurice Papinek

Gavin Gordon

as Car Salesman

Otto Waldis

as Brodnik

Steven Geray

as Doctor Kreuger

Diana Adams

as Princess Maya

Reviews

CinemaSerf

Aug 1, 2024

6/10

With Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly dominating this genre, it's easy to forget that Danny Kaye was actually quite an accomplished dancer and singer - and he demonstrates that quite charismatically in this rather daft spy caper. Here he also reminds us of just how popular ventriloquists were as his "Jerry" character finds himself embroiled in an intern…

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