

Knock on Wood
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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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- Language
- English
- spy
- love
- ventriloquist
- murder
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United StatesUS
- TheatricalNR6 Apr 1954
AustriaAT
- Theatrical121 Oct 1954
BrazilBR
- Theatricale 141 Jan 1955
GermanyDE
- Theatrical615 Oct 1954
PortugalPT
- Theatricale 146 Oct 1954
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Knock on Wood was released on 6 April 1954.
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CinemaSerf
8/1/2024
With Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly dominating this genre, it's easy to forget that Danny Kaye was actually quite an accomplished dancer and singer - and he demonstrates that quite charismatically in this rather daft spy caper. Here he also reminds us of just how popular ventriloquists were as his "Jerry" character finds himself embroiled in an international espionage ring that involves some top secret blueprints, his d…
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