Knock on Wood

Apr 6, 1954

1h 43m

★ 6.7

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

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.

Genres

Action

Comedy

Production Companies

Dena Productions

Paramount Pictures

Knock on Wood Trailers

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

Mama Morgan

Patricia Denise

Audrey Greene

Virginia Huston

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