Knock on Wood

Knock on Wood (1954)

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

  • Genre: Action, Comedy
  • Release Date: 1954-04-06
  • User Rating: 6.6/10 from 30 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 43min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Dena Productions
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Directors: Melvin Frank, Norman Panama.
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From 30 Ratings

Summary

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.

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  • 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
  • Patricia Denise

    as Mama Morgan
  • Virginia Huston

    as Audrey Greene
  • Paul England

    as Chief Inspector Wilton
  • Johnstone White

    as Langston's Secretary
  • Henry Brandon

    as Second Trenchcoat Man
  • Lewis Martin

    as Inspector Cranford
  • Patrick Aherne

    as Reporter
  • Leon Alton

    as Bellhop
  • John Alderson

    as English Bobby
  • Patrick Whyte

    as English Butler
Directing Melvin Frank Director
Writing Melvin Frank Writer
Writing Norman Panama Writer
Directing Norman Panama Director
Costume & Make-Up Edith Head Costume Design
Production Norman Panama Producer
Production Melvin Frank Producer
Art Hal Pereira Art Direction
Art Henry Bumstead Art Direction
Camera Daniel L. Fapp Director of Photography
Costume & Make-Up Wally Westmore Makeup & Hair
Art Ray Moyer Set Decoration
Editing Alma Macrorie Editor
Art Sam Comer Set Decoration
Sound Victor Young Original Music Composer

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