A G.I. finds himself the target of assassins when he is asked to assume the identity of a British Colonel.
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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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The old behind-the-scenes footage on retroflix offers fascinating glimpses into filmmaking history
When he is smoking the cigar (52:30)–officially the worst acting I have ever seen.
Rate 70%/6.4
Comedy
Is this what the Chinese call "a sclewbarr comedy"?
A rich woman went to see the latest rage of an entertainer, who was Danny Kaye. After watchin him for a few minutes she declared "He's a fairy".
The magic of pre-CGI movies…..how did kaye manage to hit himself in the back, at about 14:00 minute? My favorite question when watching movies was always "how'd they do that"….
Just a great movie!!! Some of the parts were sooo funny!! LOL!
Very nice movie and upload! I think it is pretty unusual to see a comedy hero who kills an enemy (1:12:15)… even a german soldier during ww2…
Funny movie overall, but I just love Danny's Fraulein Lily act (at about 1 hour 17 minutes). "Ich mussen getten outta here!" Cracked me up.
Good movie, but wasn't that a B-25 Mitchell bomber he climbed into at 1:20:32?
I watched this to check out the glamorous stunner Dana Wynter and am delighted to find that it's one of Danny Kaye's funniest films!
It's a fun movie. I recommend it.
Wonderful one-of-a-kind. — M.S.A.
What a delight! Danny Kaye's improv, timing and delivery were comedic genius. Thanks so much for posting this.
Is this available on DVD? I want this movie PERMANENTLY! Hee-hee-hee-larious!!!
Thank you for this wonderful movie. I'm glad I got to watch this with my mother. This movie came out when my mom was young and I never imagined I would get to see it.
Thank you for this wonderful movie. I'm glad I got to watch this with my mother. This movie came out when my mom was young and I never imagined I would get to see it.
This, of course, is an updated version of "The Prisoner Of Zenda". And readers of science fiction will recognize familiar plotting in Heinlein's classic "Double Star".
what an amazing movie I can only imagine what it would've been like to have watched this when it was released with america and England just having gone through the war. Thank You for the upload
What a wonderfully funny movie where the incomparable Danny Kaye gets to show the whole range of his genius. He is well supported by the rest of the cast but this film belongs to Danny Kaye.