Knock on Wood (1954)
- Directed by
- Norman Panama, Melvin Frank
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 34 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A ventriloquist gets caught up in a case of mistaken identity involving stolen secret documents. He goes on the run in England with a woman who tries to help him.
lightheartedwhimsicalfast-pacedplayfulquirkyfunzanynerve-racking
What happens
Knock on Wood is a 1954 American comedy thriller 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. Location shooting in England took place around London as well as Maidenhead and Marlow. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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