The American comedy
film "On the Double" premieres on 19 May 1961 in New York City.
The film was directed by Melville Shavelson, who also wrote the
screenplay together with producer Jack Rose. The film stars Danny
Kaye in a double role, Dana Wynter, Diana Dors, and Wilfrid
Hyde-White. The Music was written by Leith Stevens.
Synopsis
Ernie Williams, an
American Private first class, has an incredible resemblance to the
British General MacKenzie-Smith. Williams, a master of imitation, is
asked to double the British General so he can make a secret trip
East...
Dana Wynter as Lady
Margaret MacKenzie-Smith and Wilfrid Hyde-White as Colonel Somerset |
Diana Dors as Sergeant Bridget Stanhope |
Danny Kaye as Private First Class Ernie Williams |
Main cast
- Danny Kaye as Private First Class Ernie Williams and General Sir Lawrence MacKenzie-Smith
- Dana Wynter as Lady Margaret MacKenzie-Smith
- Wilfrid Hyde-White as Colonel Somerset
- Margaret Rutherford as Lady Vivian
- Diana Dors as Sergeant Bridget Stanhope
- Allan Cuthbertson as Captain Patterson
- Jesse White as Corporal Joseph Praeger
- Gregory Walcott as Colonel Rock Houston
- Terence De Marney as Sergeant Colin Twickenham
- Rex Evans as General Carleton Brown Wiffingham
- Rudolph Anders as Oberkommandant
- Edgar Barrier as Blankmeister
- Ben Astar as General Zlinkov
Margaret Rutherford
as Lady Vivian, Danny Kaye as
Private First Class Ernie Williams, Wilfrid Hyde-White as Colonel Somerset and Dana Wynter as Lady Margaret MacKenzie-Smith |
Allan Cuthbertson
as Captain Patterson, Dana Wynter as Lady
Margaret MacKenzie-Smith, Margaret Rutherford as Lady Vivian and Danny Kaye as Private First Class Ernie Williams |