Knock on Wood

1954 · 103 MIN · IMDB 6.7 · 1,220 VOTES · DIR. Norman Panama, Melvin Frank

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Overview

Ventriloquist Jerry Morgan has failed with another love affair. The reason: when the relationship reaches the point when it is time to discuss marriage, his two dolls become mean and jealous. Morgan's dollmaker Papinek is a member of a spy ring who has stolen the secret plans for the top-secret Lafayette airplane. Since Morgan is leaving for Zurich the same night, he decides to hide the secret plan in the heads of the dolls.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,200 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:53 This is Paris, on a peaceful day in June.
00:05:27 It's getting worse all the time
00:07:36 Nobody says you're crazy.
00:10:37 You take them. Plane, train, they must leave Paris tonight.
00:14:08 - Good evening. - Good evening.
00:16:48 You've got to fight this thing.
00:19:47 I'm afraid there's a theft of some top secret documents
00:23:38 But you can't put us both in the same room, I won't sleep. This man snores.
00:25:54 - Are you through? - Yeah.
00:31:06 I don't ... Ladies shower room? Holy ... Ladies ...
00:34:14 Well, that's pretty much the story, Dr Kreuger.
00:36:40 beautiful blue eyes, such lovely hair
00:42:26 Precisely. And being a ventriloquist
00:45:32 where, that night, at Langsmeyer, his country estate
00:48:48 Yeah. After we left Philadelphia we went ... That's all?
00:51:25 Do you understand?
00:56:35 Do you want my arms as I do, all about you.
01:03:10 You will pay?
01:08:53 - What did he say? - Right in the face! - Oh!
01:13:46 There was murder last night, I didn't do them.
01:19:29 Could you tell me, what that red thing, sitting out there, so attractive?
01:22:52 - Thank you. - Yes ...
01:27:12 Quickly and not too much of a mess.
01:40:32 - Go on Medical, get some brandy. - I am not hysterical.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,200
Dialogue density11.7 lines / min
First line00:01:53
Final line01:40:32

Production Record

DirectorNorman Panama, Melvin Frank
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes1,220