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The No. 1 Song-and-Dance Clown at his best! - Knock on Wood
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Title: Knock on Wood

Release Date: 6 Apr 1954

Runtime: 1h 43m

Genre: Action, Comedy

Director: Dena Productions, Paramount Pictures

Production Companies: Dena Productions, Paramount Pictures

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.

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Average Vote: 6.6 (30 votes)

Cast

  • Jerry Morgan: Danny Kaye
  • Ilse Nordstrom: Mai Zetterling
  • Godfrey Langston: Torin Thatcher
  • Marty Brown: David Burns
  • Laslo Gromeck: Leon Askin
  • Maurice Papinek: Abner Biberman
  • Car Salesman: Gavin Gordon
  • Brodnik: Otto Waldis
  • Doctor Kreuger: Steven Geray
  • Princess Maya: Diana Adams
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