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On the Double
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On the Double

1961-05-19 · 92 min · ★ 6.9

War · Comedy

American GI Ernie Williams, admittedly weak-kneed, has an uncanny resemblance to British Colonel MacKenzie. Williams, also a master of imitation and disguise, is asked to impersonate the Colonel, ostensibly to allow the Colonel to make a secret trip East. What Williams is not told is that the Colonel has recently been a target of assassins. After the Colonel's plane goes down, the plan changes and Williams maintains the disguise to confuse the Nazis about D-Day.

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Directors
Melville Shavelson
Production companies
Dena Productions, Paramount Pictures
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Danny KayeDanny KayeErnie Williams
Dana WynterDana WynterMargaret MacKenzie-Smith
Wilfrid Hyde-WhiteWilfrid Hyde-WhiteColonel Somerset
Margaret RutherfordMargaret RutherfordLady Vivian
Diana DorsDiana DorsBridget Stanhope
Allan CuthbertsonAllan CuthbertsonCaptain Patterson
Jesse WhiteJesse WhiteJoseph Praeger
Gregory WalcottGregory WalcottRock Houston
Terence de MarneyTerence de MarneyColin Twickenham
Rex EvansRex EvansCarleton Brown Wiffingham
Rudolph AndersRudolph AndersOberkommandant
Edgar BarrierEdgar BarrierBlankmeister
Pamela LightMrs. Somerset
Ben AstarBen AstarGeneral Zlinkov

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