A ventriloquist gets mixed up with spies, murder, ballet dancers and a beautiful psychiatrist. One of Danny Kaye’s best., With the exception of the brilliant The Court Jester, Knock on Wood must rank as the best of Danny Kaye’s movie vehicles. Capitalizing on the star’s recent successful engagement in London, the film casts Kaye as a neurotic American ventriloquist performing in England and Europe. In a parody of the 1946 thriller Dead of Night, Kaye is unable to control the words coming out of his dummy, resulting in a near-nervous breakdown. On the advice of his manager (David Burns), Kaye seeks out the help of a psychiatrist, who turns out to be beautiful Mai Zetterling. But first, he heads to a local repair shop to pick up one of his dummies. What Kaye doesn’t know is that a set of stolen blueprints for a top-secret weapon have been secreted into his dummy’s head. Before he knows what’s happening, our hero is up to his ears in spies, counterspies, and corpses. Falsely accused of murder, Kaye spends the rest of the film adopting one disguise after another to elude both the authorities and the various enemy agents roaming about. Filled to overflowing with musical and comedy highlights, Knock on Wood includes the famous “under the table” bit wherein Kaye finds himself literally between two warring spy factions, and a climactic ballet sequence reminiscent of (and superior to) the comic-opera finale of Kaye’s Wonder Man (1945). And of course, the audience is treated to the tongue-twisting patter songs written for Kaye by his wife Sylvia Fine.
Q&A :
Q: Who are the main cast members in “Knock on Wood ” ?
A: The main cast includes Danny Kaye,Mai Zetterling,David Burns,Torin Thatcher,Leon Askin,Abner Biberman,Gavin Gordon,Otto Waldis,Steven Geray,Diana Adams,Patricia Denise,Virginia Huston,Paul England,Johnstone White,Henry Brandon,Lewis Martin,Philip Van Zandt,Eric Wilton,Winifred Harris,Kenneth Hunter,Carl Milletaire,Christopher Olsen,Noel Drayton,Phil Tully,John Alderson,Helen Dickson,Rex Evans,Donald Lawton,Helen Chapman,Genevieve Aumont,Alphonse Martell,John P. Fulton,Melvin Frank,Victor Young,Henry Bumstead,Michael Kidd,Alma Macrorie,Edith Head,Hal Pereira,Ray Moyer,Norman Panama,Sam Comer,Daniel Fapp.
Q: When Did the “Knock on Wood” Released?
A: The Movie “Knock on Wood” originally aired on and released in the year of 1954.
Q: What Languages are available to watch “Knock on Wood” ?
A: Is also available in eng language.
Q: Where to watch “Knock on Wood” ?
A: “Knock on Wood” is Avaiable on Netflix. as its Netflix Originals.
