Movie · 1954
Knock on Wood
“The No. 1 Song-and-Dance Clown at his best!”
Released 6 April 1954 103 min Action / Comedy More from 1954 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
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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How old were they?
Johnstone White
as Langston's Secretary
Lewis Martin
as Inspector Cranford
David Burns
as Marty Brown
Gavin Gordon
as Car Salesman
Otto Waldis
as Brodnik
Torin Thatcher
as Godfrey Langston
Steven Geray
as Doctor Kreuger
Leon Askin
as Laslo Gromeck
Abner Biberman
as Maurice Papinek
Danny Kaye
as Jerry Morgan
Henry Brandon
as Second Trenchcoat Man
Mai Zetterling
as Ilse Nordstrom
Diana Adams
as Princess Maya
Virginia Huston
as Audrey Greene
Patricia Denise
as Mama Morgan
Paul England
as Chief Inspector Wilton
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The numbers
33years between the oldest and youngest billed
61Johnstone White — oldest on the call sheet
28Virginia Huston — youngest billed
45average age of the credited cast