On the Double (1961)

  • NR
  • 05/19/1961 (US)
  • War, Comedy
  • 1h 32m

You'll double up laughing when you see Mr. Fun On The Run!

Overview

American GI Ernie Williams, admittedly weak-kneed, has an uncanny resemblance to British Colonel MacKenzie. Williams, also a master of imitation and disguise, is asked to impersonate the Colonel, ostensibly to allow the Colonel to make a secret trip East. What Williams is not told is that the Colonel has recently been a target of assassins. After the Colonel's plane goes down, the plan changes and Williams maintains the disguise to confuse the Nazis about D-Day.

Melville Shavelson

Director, Writer

Jack Rose

Writer

Cast

Danny Kaye's headshot

Danny Kaye

Pfc. Ernie Williams
Dana Wynter's headshot

Dana Wynter

Lady Margaret MacKenzie-Smith
Wilfrid Hyde-White's headshot

Wilfrid Hyde-White

Colonel Somerset
Margaret Rutherford's headshot

Margaret Rutherford

Lady Vivian
Diana Dors's headshot

Diana Dors

Sergeant Bridget Stanhope
Allan Cuthbertson's headshot

Allan Cuthbertson

Captain Patterson
Jesse White's headshot

Jesse White

Corporal Joseph Praeger
Gregory Walcott's headshot

Gregory Walcott

Colonel Rock Houston

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