---
title: 'Knock on Wood (1954)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Melvin Frank'
released: '1954-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 103
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/knock-on-wood-1954'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047152/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Knock on Wood (1954)

1954 · 103 min · Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

Knock on Wood is a 1954 American comedy thriller film starring Danny Kaye and Mai Zetterling. Other actors in the film include Torin Thatcher, David Burns, and Leon Askin. The film was written and directed by Melvin Frank and Norman Panama, with songs by Kaye's wife, Sylvia Fine. Location shooting in England took place around London as well as Maidenhead and Marlow.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Melvin Frank](https://cinepixo.com/people/melvin-frank), [Norman Panama](https://cinepixo.com/people/norman-panama)
- **Screenplay:** [Melvin Frank](https://cinepixo.com/people/melvin-frank)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Sylvia Fine](https://cinepixo.com/people/sylvia-fine)
- **Director of Photography:** [Daniel L. Fapp](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-l-fapp)
- **Editor:** [Alma Macrorie](https://cinepixo.com/people/alma-macrorie)

## Cast

- [David Burns](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-burns)
- [Steven Geray](https://cinepixo.com/people/steven-geray)
- [Lewis Martin](https://cinepixo.com/people/lewis-martin)
- [Henry Brandon](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-brandon)
- [Abner Biberman](https://cinepixo.com/people/abner-biberman)
- [Leon Askin](https://cinepixo.com/people/leon-askin)
- [Diana Adams](https://cinepixo.com/people/diana-adams)
- [Otto Waldis](https://cinepixo.com/people/otto-waldis)
- [Philip Van Zandt](https://cinepixo.com/people/philip-van-zandt)
- [Gavin Gordon](https://cinepixo.com/people/gavin-gordon)
- [Danny Kaye](https://cinepixo.com/people/danny-kaye)
- [Paul England](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-england)
- [Mai Zetterling](https://cinepixo.com/people/mai-zetterling)
- [Torin Thatcher](https://cinepixo.com/people/torin-thatcher)

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