On the Double

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

Oct 26 1961 Approved 1h 32m
Adventure, Comedy, War

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.

Plot

American GI Ernie Williams (Danny Kaye), admittedly weak-kneed, has an uncanny resemblance to British Colonel MacKenzie (Danny Kaye). 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.

Written by

Jack Rose, Melville Shavelson

Directed by

Melville Shavelson

Cast

Danny Kaye, Dana Wynter, Wilfrid Hyde-White

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Paramount, Dena Productions

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
918
Average Rating
6.4 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA