Knock on Wood (1954)
The No. 1 Song-and-Dance Clown at his best!
103 min
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.
- Release date
- April 6, 1954
- Country of origin
- United States
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Trailer
Cast
- Danny Kaye as Jerry Morgan
- Mai Zetterling as Dr. 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 Dr. Kreuger
- Diana Adams as Princess Maya
- Virginia Huston as Audrey Greene
- Paul England as Chief Inspector Wilton
- Johnstone White as Langston's Secretary
- Henry Brandon as Trenchcoat Man #2
- Lewis Martin as Inspector Cranford
- Patrick Aherne as Reporter (uncredited)
- Leon Alton as Bellhop (uncredited)
- John Alderson as English Bobby (uncredited)
- Patrick Whyte as English Butler (uncredited)
- Winifred Harris as English Woman (uncredited)
- Danny Kaye as Papa Morgan
- Danny Kaye as Clarence
Crew
- Melvin Frank · Director
- Norman Panama · Director
- Norman Panama · Writer
- Melvin Frank · Writer
- Melvin Frank · Producer
- Norman Panama · Producer
- Daniel L. Fapp · Cinematographer
- Alma Macrorie · Editor