Knock on Wood

Knock on Wood

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

NR 1954 · 103 min · ★ 6.7 · Action, Comedy

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.

Directed by Norman Panama · Written by Norman Panama

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Cast

Danny Kaye Jerry Morgan
Mai Zetterling Ilse Nordstrom
Torin Thatcher Godfrey Langston
David Burns Marty Brown
Leon Askin Laslo Gromeck
Abner Biberman Maurice Papinek
Gavin Gordon Car Salesman
Otto Waldis Brodnik
Steven Geray Dr. Kreuger
Diana Adams Princess Maya
Patricia Denise Mama Morgan
Virginia Huston Audrey Greene

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