Knock on Wood (1954)

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Knock on Wood on IMDb 6.9/10 774 votes

Released:
1954-04-06

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.

Directors:
Norman Panama, Melvin Frank

Runtime:
1h 43min

Genre:
Action, Comedy

  • Cast:
  • Danny Kaye
    as
    Jerry Morgan
  • Mai Zetterling
    as
    Ilse Nordstrom
  • Torin Thatcher
    as
    Godfrey Langston
  • David Burns
    as
    Marty Brown
  • Leon Askin
    as
    Laslo Gromeck