Knock On Wood(Movie, 1954)

Name: Knock On Wood
Genre: Action, Comedy
Released: 1954
Duration: T01:43:00
Rating: 3.4

1h 43min | Genres: Action, Comedy

Rating: 3.4/5 (with 12 votes)

Knock on Wood is a 1954 American comedy film starring Danny Kaye and Mai Zetterling. Other actors in the film include Torin Thatcher, David Burns, and Leon Askin. The film was written and directed by Melvin Frank and Norman Panama, with songs by Kaye's wife, Sylvia Fine. ()

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Awards & Nominations for Knock On Wood

nominated for: Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay

About Knock On Wood

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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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)

Shot in: Los Angeles (California), Zürich

Plays in: London

Made by: Paramount Pictures, Dena Productions

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 10 languages: German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 04/06/1954

Cast: Danny Kaye, Mai Zetterling, Torin Thatcher, David Burns, Leon Askin, Abner Biberman, Otto Waldis, Steven Geray, Henry Brandon, Lewis Martin, Gavin Gordon, Diana Adams, Paul England, Philip Van Zandt

Director: Melvin Frank, Norman Panama

Screenwriter: Melvin Frank

Film Editor: Alma Macrorie

Director of Photography: Daniel L. Fapp

Composer: Sylvia Fine

Keywords: spy, murder, love, ventriloquist

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