Knock on Wood
The No. 1 Song-and-Dance Clown at his best!
Directed by Norman Panama, Melvin Frank
Produced by Dena Productions, Paramount Pictures
A lighthearted spy-comedy romp built on the absurdist premise of a ventriloquist whose jealous dolls sabotage his love life while he becomes entangled in espionage.
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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