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67% Critic Match
Knock on Wood
“The No. 1 Song-and-Dance Clown at his best!”
6.7 / 10• 1954• 1h 43m•NR• English
ActionComedy
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Danny Kaye
Jerry Morgan
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Norman Panama's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Knock on Wood is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
