Wonder Man

1945 98 min ★ 6.6 Comedy, Fantasy, Music

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.

Cast

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

Details

Director

H. Bruce Humberstone

Screenplay

Don Hartman

Tagline

"It's Gala-Gala with Girls, Gaiety and that Goldwyn Glamour!"

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Production

Samuel Goldwyn Productions

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

July 1, 2022

★ 6/10

Danny Kaye is "Dingle" - a charismatic, if slightly annoying, nightclub entertainer who, after witnessing an hit, falls foul of some mobsters. His ghost returns to try and inspire his rather timid twin to help deliver his killers to the cops. The split-personality approach allows for plenty opportunities for light comedy. "Dingle" must reconcile the attentions of his fiancée "Midge" (Vera-Allen) -...