Knock on Wood (1954)

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Country: USA
Genres: Comedy
Release: 1954-07-01
Director: Melvin Frank , Norman Panama
Writers: Norman Panama , Melvin Frank
Language: English
Stars: Danny Kaye , Danny Kaye , Danny Kaye , Mai Zetterling , Torin Thatcher , David Burns , Leon Askin , Abner Biberman , Gavin Gordon , Otto Waldis , Steven Geray , Diana Adams
Runtime: 103 min
Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 3 nominations total
AKA: Die Lachbombe , Gelukkige dwaasheid (Belgium) , Knock on Wood (Canada) , Un grain de folie (Canada) , Koputa puuta (Finland) , Agárrame si puedes (Mexico) , Knock on Wood , Kopogd le a fán! (Hungary) , Kosketa puuta (Finland) , Die Lachbombe (Germany) , Ta i trä (Sweden) , Knock on Wood (Australia) , Un grain de folie (Belgium) , Knock on Wood (United Kingdom) , Bank under bordet (Denmark) , Htypa xylo (Greece) , Cara de Pau (Brazil) , Un gramo de locura (Spain) , Стучи по дереву , Cabeça de Pau (Brazil) , Un grain de folie (France, French Republic) , あの手この手（1954） (Japan) , Que o Diabo Seja Surdo (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Büyük Artist (Turkey) , Un pizzico di follia (Italy) , Agárrame si puedes (Argentina) , Die Lachbombe (Austria) , Knock on Wood (United States of America)
Plot:
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.
IMDB:tt0047152