Knock on Wood (Blu-ray)

Danny Kaye (On the Double) stars as a neurotic American ventriloquist performing in Europe. In a parody of the 1946 thriller Dead of Night, Kaye is unable to control the words coming out of his dummy, resulting in a near-nervous breakdown. His manager and best friend (David Burns) orders him to see a famous psychiatrist in Zurich. What follows is a zany adventure involving secret weapons, international spies and the beautiful Mai Zetterling (Only Two Can Play). This classic Danny Kaye comedy was written, produced and directed by the great team of Norman Panama and Melvin Frank (The Court Jester). Panama and Frank received an Academy Award nomination for their hilarious screenplay.

Starring: Danny Kaye, Mai Zetterling, Torin Thatcher, David Burns, Leon Askin, Diana Adams, Paul England, Abner Biberman, Gavin Gordon, Otto Waldis, Steven Geray, Patricia Denise, Virginia Huston, Johnstone White, Henry Brandon, Lewis Martin, Philip Van Zandt, Winifred Harris, Kenneth Hunter, Carl Milletaire, Noel Drayton, Phil Tully, Rex Evans, Donald Lawton, Genevieve Aumont, Alec Harford, Tony Christian, Pat Aherne, John Alderson, Eric Wilton, Patrick Whyte, Robert Hale, Manuel Paris, Alphonse Martell, William Nind, Robert Stephenson, Larry Arnold, Helen Dickson, Allan Douglas, Helen Chapman, Christopher Olsen

Director: Melvin Frank, Norman Panama

Rating: NR