At the time of the invasion of Normandy, an American soldier is asked to impersonate a British general in order to confuse German spies and assassins in London.At the time of the invasion of Normandy, an American soldier is asked to impersonate a British general in order to confuse German spies and assassins in London.At the time of the invasion of Normandy, an American soldier is asked to impersonate a British general in order to confuse German spies and assassins in London.
Wilfrid Hyde-White
- Colonel Somerset
- (as Wilfrid Hyde White)
Diana Dors
- Sergeant Bridget Stanhope
- (as Miss Diana Dors)
Terence de Marney
- Sergeant Colin Twickenham
- (as Terence De Marney)
Bobby Watson
- Adolf Hitler
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaAlthough most of the film was made on a Hollywood sound-stage, there were several days of location shooting in London with a British camera team; this period marked the first-ever use of Panavision cameras in Britain.
- GoofsThe real General is seen boarding a US transport plane. The aircraft clearly has an incorrect paint scheme and, much more problematic, is a Fairchild C-82. A type that first flew months after D-Day while the film is set sometime before.
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Pfc. Ernie Williams: I'm on a salt-free, fat-free, high protein, low calorie, low cholesterol diet.
- ConnectionsFeatured in American Masters: Danny Kaye: A Legacy of Laughter (1996)
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Allied Intelligence uses his talent for mimicry
I was 14 and saw On The Double when it first came out and was impressed then by the regal beauty of Dana Wynter who was always playing Lady this or Mrs. that and always in the upper class of the United Kingdom. I also thought Danny Kaye was pretty funny.
On The Double gives Kaye his usual stage for patter and mimicry. The mimicry is most important because Kaye is asked to impersonate a one eyed British general who he bares a resemblance to. Kaye does other imitations like Churchill and Hitler. I'll bet could have come up with a mean FDR had he the occasion to.
The one he doesn't fool is the general's wife played by Dana Wynter who has put up with his frequent infidelities. Something about Kaye does touch her. It's always that we with movie comedians who play nebbishes, but funny nebbishes whether it's Bob Hope, Jerry Lewis or Danny Kaye.
Wynter gets into the spirit of things and at a very posh society party in an incident precipitated by Margaret Rutherford turns into an old fashioned food fight that John Belushi couldn't have handled better.
Britain's Marilyn Monroe, Diana Dors is also on hand as the shapely sergeant that the general is having his current fling with.
On The Double is not the best of Danny Kaye films, yet his legion of fans will find it suits their taste admirably.
On The Double gives Kaye his usual stage for patter and mimicry. The mimicry is most important because Kaye is asked to impersonate a one eyed British general who he bares a resemblance to. Kaye does other imitations like Churchill and Hitler. I'll bet could have come up with a mean FDR had he the occasion to.
The one he doesn't fool is the general's wife played by Dana Wynter who has put up with his frequent infidelities. Something about Kaye does touch her. It's always that we with movie comedians who play nebbishes, but funny nebbishes whether it's Bob Hope, Jerry Lewis or Danny Kaye.
Wynter gets into the spirit of things and at a very posh society party in an incident precipitated by Margaret Rutherford turns into an old fashioned food fight that John Belushi couldn't have handled better.
Britain's Marilyn Monroe, Diana Dors is also on hand as the shapely sergeant that the general is having his current fling with.
On The Double is not the best of Danny Kaye films, yet his legion of fans will find it suits their taste admirably.
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- Feb 14, 2013
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- Unternehmen Pappkamerad
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- Runtime1 hour 32 minutes
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- 2.35 : 1
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