Summary
Knock on Wood is an American film comedy first released in 1954,
directed by Melvin Frank and Norman Panama.
The film stars Danny Kaye, Mai Zetterling, Torin Thatcher, David Burns and Leon Askin.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Melvin Frank, Norman Panama
- Script: Norman Panama, Melvin Frank
- Photo: Daniel L. Fapp
- Music: Sylvia Fine
- Cast: Danny Kaye (Jerry Morgan), Mai Zetterling (Dr. Ilse Nordstrom), Torin Thatcher (Godfrey Langstrom), David Burns (Marty Brown), Leon Askin (Laslo Gromeck), Abner Biberman (Maurice Papinek), Gavin Gordon (Car Salesman), Otto Waldis (Brodnik), Steven Geray (Doctor Kreuger), Diana Adams (Princess Maya), Patricia Denise (Mama Morgan), Virginia Huston (Audrey Greene), Paul England (Chief Inspector Wilton), Johnstone White (Langston’s Secretary), Henry Brandon (Second Trenchcoat Man), Lewis Martin (Inspector Cranford), Patrick Aherne (Reporter), John Alderson (Bobby), Larry Arnold (French Diplomat), Geneviève Aumont (Airline Stewardess), Helen Chapman (Zelda), Tony Christian (Hotel Clerk), Edith Clinton (Ilse’s Secretary), Helen Dickson (Woman in Shower), Noel Drayton (Little Man), Rex Evans (Car Customer), Bess Flowers (Woman at Ballet), Alex Goudavich (Prince), Herman Hack (Irish Bartender), Winifred Harris (English Woman), Kenneth Hunter (Old Man), Donald Lawton (French Stage Manager), Alphonse Martell (Policeman), Carl Milletaire (First Trenchcoat Man), Christopher Olsen (Danny Jr), Bob Stephenson (Langstrom’s Henchman), Charles Sullivan (Irishman), Phil Tully (Irishman), Philip Van Zandt (Brutchik), Eric Wilton (Doorman)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 103 min
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