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Knock on Wood [Blu-ray] [1954]
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With the exception of the brilliant The Court Jester, Knock on Wood must rank as the best of Danny Kaye's movie vehicles. Capitalizing on the star's recent successful engagement in London, the film casts Kaye as a neurotic American ventriloquist performing in England and Europe. In a parody of the 1946 thriller Dead of Night, Kaye is unable to control the words coming out of his dummy, resulting in a near-nervous breakdown. On the advice of his manager (David Burns), Kaye seeks out the help of a psychiatrist, who turns out to be beautiful Mai Zetterling. But first, he heads to a local repair shop to pick up one of his dummies. What Kaye doesn't know is that a set of stolen blueprints for a top-secret weapon have been secreted into his dummy's head. Before he knows what's happening, our hero is up to his ears in spies, counterspies, and corpses. Falsely accused of murder, Kaye spends the rest of the film adopting one disguise after another to elude both the authorities and the various enemy agents roaming about. Filled to overflowing with musical and comedy highlights, Knock on Wood includes the famous "under the table" bit wherein Kaye finds himself literally between two warring spy factions, and a climactic ballet sequence reminiscent of (and superior to) the comic-opera finale of Kaye's Wonder Man (1945). And of course, the audience is treated to the tongue-twisting patter songs written for Kaye by his wife Sylvia Fine.~Hal Erickson
Directors
- Melvin Frank
- Norman Panama
Writers
- Melvin Frank
- Norman Panama
Cast
- Danny KayeJerry Morgan / Papa Morgan
- Mai ZetterlingIlse Nordstrom
- Torin ThatcherLangston
- David BurnsMarty Brown
- Leon AskinGromeck
- Abner BibermanPapinek
- Gavin GordonCar Salesman
- Otto WaldisBrodnik
- Steven GerayDr. Kreuger
- Diana AdamsPrincess
- Patricia DeniseMama Morgan
- Virginia HustonAudrey
- Paul EnglandChief Inspector Wilton
- Johnstone WhiteLangston's Secretary
- Henry Brandon2nd Trenchcoat Man
- Lewis MartinInspector Cranford
- Eric WiltonDoorman
- Carl Milletaire1st Trenchcoat Man
- Phil TullyIrishman
- Philip Van ZandtBrutchik
- Christopher OlsenDanny Jr
- John AldersonBobby
- Helen DicksonWoman in Shower
- Noel DraytonLittle Man
- Helen ChapmanZelda
- Genevieve AumontAirline Stewardess
- Alphonse MartellPoliceman
- Donald LawtonFrench Stage Manager
- Rex EvansCustomer
- Kenneth HunterOld Man
- Winifred HarrisEnglish Woman
Crew
- Melvin FrankProducer
- Norman PanamaProducer
- Daniel L. FappCinematographer
- Victor YoungMusical Direction/Supervision
- Alma MacrorieEditor
- Hal PereiraArt Director
- Henry BumsteadArt Director
- Ray MoyerSet Designer
- Sam ComerSet Designer
- Edith HeadCostume Designer
- John P. FultonSpecial Effects
- Michael KiddChoreography
Details
- GenreComedy
- SubgenreAction Comedy
- TitleKnock on Wood
- Countries ProducedUnited States
- Duration103 minutes
- Year of Release1954
- Product TagsBlu-ray
- FormatBlu-ray
- Program TypeMovie
- Screen FormatEnhanced Widescreen for 16x9 TV
- Aspect Ratio1.78:1
- LanguageEnglish
- StudioOlive Films
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- Product NameKnock on Wood [Blu-ray] [1954]
- UPC887090069700
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