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1945 film by H. Bruce Humberstone

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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.

Released: 1945-06-0898 minDir: H. Bruce HumberstoneComedy, Fantasy, Music

Cast

  • Danny Kaye as Edwin Dingle / Buzzy Bellew
  • Virginia Mayo as Ellen Shanley
  • Vera-Ellen as Midge Mallon
  • Donald Woods as Monte Rossen
  • S.Z. Sakall as Schmidt
  • Allen Jenkins as Chimp

Themes

  • dance
  • possession
  • comedian
  • musical
  • murder
  • twins
  • hoodlum

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Ratings

IMDb

6.8/10

2,739 votes

Year
1945
Runtime
98 min
Genres
Comedy, Fantasy, Musical

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Screenwriter
Don Hartman
Cast member
Byron Foulger
Composer
Ray Heindorf
Production company
Samuel Goldwyn Productions
Cinematographer
William E. Snyder
Duration
96
FilmAffinity ID
824722
Distribution format
video on demand
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publication date
1945-01-01
film editor
Daniel Mandell
title
Wonder Man
costume designer
Travis Banton
distributed by
RKO Pictures
review score
100%
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