After being murdered by gangsters, an exuberant nightclub entertainer returns as a ghost to persuade his meek twin brother to help bring his killers to justice.
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Title: Wonder Man (1945)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Danny Kaye | ... | Edwin Dingle / Buzzy Bellew | |
| Virginia Mayo | ... | Ellen Shanley | |
| Vera-Ellen | ... | Midge Mallon | |
| Donald Woods | ... | Monte Rossen | |
| S.Z. Sakall | ... | Schmidt | |
| Allen Jenkins | ... | Chimp | |
| Edward Brophy | ... | Torso | |
| Steve Cochran | ... | Ten Grand Jackson | |
| Otto Kruger | ... | District Attorney | |
| Richard Lane | ... | Assistant District Attorney | |
| Natalie Schafer | ... | Mrs. Hume | |
| Huntz Hall | ... | Sailor | |
| Virginia Gilmore | ... | Sailor's Girl Friend | |
| Edward Gargan | ... | Policeman in Park (as Ed Gargan) | |
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Alice Mock | ... | Prima Donna |
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Boisterous nightclub entertainer Buzzy Bellew was the witness to a murder committed by gangster Ten Grand Jackson. One night, two of Jackson's thugs kill Buzzy and dump his body in the lake at Prospect Park in Brooklyn. Buzzy comes back as a ghost and summons his bookworm twin, Edwin Dingle, to Prospect Park so that he can help the police nail Jackson. Written by Daniel Bubbeo <dbubbeo@cmp.com>, corrected by dondeanadelaney@gmail.com
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manhattan new york city | hearing voices | identical twins | balinese dancing | reference to lana turner |Taglines:
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Bus Driver: None of us want to, bud, but we all gotta go sooner or later.
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The effect used to symbolize Buzzy's spirit rising from the water in prospect park was a superimposed shot of an electric floor fan projected over the screen. See more »Goofs
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Closing credits: This Is Overseas Program no. 913 TO FAMILIES AND FRIENDS OF SERVICEMEN AND WOMEN: Pictures exhibited in this theatre are given to the armed forces for showing in combat areas around the world. WAR ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE MOTION PICTURE INDUSTRY See more »Soundtracks
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Country:
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Danny Kaye plays night club entertainer Buzzy Bellew who gets killed and appears as a ghost to his bookworm brother Edwin Dingle (also Danny Kaye).And that means lots of laughs when everybody thinks Edwin is Buzzy.Danny Kaye (1913-1987) was a brilliant comedian.In Wonder Man (1945) he shows us all how good he really was.This movie is filled with scenes that make you crack up.Like the opera scene in the end.I just couldn't stop laughing. And let's not forget the lovely ladies Vera-Ellen and Virginia Mayo.Everything just works in this movie.Watch this flick and laugh your lungs out!