Wonder Man

Danny Kaye plays a set of twins, a bookworm and a nightclub comic. When Buzzy Belew, the comic is murdered by the mob, his spirit goes to see his brother Edwin dingle.

I have always loved and admired Danny Kaye.Although I agree his brand of zany comedy will not be everybody's cup of tea, his films (especially his early ones like this one) never fail in creasing me up.

Danny Kaye shows he was just as self-indulgent early in his career as he was in later years. Painful to watch for those who don't go for his hyper-nerve-wracked routines.

I have a dog that I named after this film. That is how great this film is.

Danny Kaye pulls out all the stops here and is zany as ever. Some parts made me laugh and others were dragged on and annoying.

Rising to fame as the same time as MGM's strawberry blonde boy, Van Johnson, Danny Kaye came from Broadway where he captivated audiences with his tongue-twisting talents and boy next door looks. Like many comics, here he gets to play a dual character-a murdered nightclub performer and his book worm twin who poses as his brother while the ghost on occasion enters his body like Patrick Swayze did to Whoopie Goldberg in "Ghost".

After shooting a number of shorts in the late 30s Danny Kaye made his feature film debut for Sam Goldwyn in 1944s Up In Arms and followed up with a dual role as identical twins the next year. For reasons that needn't detain us here I missed both Wonder Man and his subsequent entry The Kid From Brooklyn (which I have still not seen to this day) and I have now caught up with Wonder Man via the BBC.

I grew up in Sydney, Australia, and I loved to watch the mid-afternoon movies. I'd get home from school and turn on the TV.

Danny Kaye's second film with Sam Goldwyn gave his usual lavish production and gave Kaye two leading ladies. How lucky can I guy get working for the first time with both Vera-Ellen and Virginia Mayo.