Wonder Man Movie Review 1945

When a brash nightclub entertainer (Kaye) is killed by gangsters, his mild-mannered twin brother (Kaye) takes his place to smoke out the killers. One of Kaye's better early films. The film debuts of Vera-Ellen and Cochran. Look for Mrs. Howell of "Gilligan's Island."

Distribution

HBO, 1100 Ave. of the Americas, New York, NY 10036, Phone: (212)512-7400, Fax: (212)512-7498, URL: http://www.hbo.com, Remarks: Online sales through www.store.hbo.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 98 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Musical Comedy, Gangs, Role Reversal, Revenge, Twins

Screenplay

Jack Jevne, Eddie Moran, Don Hartman, Melville Shavelson, Philip Rapp

Cast

Danny Kaye, Virginia Mayo, Vera-Ellen, Steve Cochran, S.Z. Sakall, Otto Kruger, Natalie Schafer

Cinematography

Victor Milner

Director

H. Bruce Humberstone

Music

Ray Heindorf

Producer

Samuel Goldwyn