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Danny Kaye
Edwin Dingle / Buzzy Bellew
Virginia Mayo
Ellen Shanley
Vera-Ellen
Midge Mallon
Donald Woods
Monte Rossen
S.Z. Sakall
Schmidt
Allen Jenkins
Chimp
Edward Brophy
Torso
Steve Cochran
Ten Grand Jackson
Otto Kruger
District Attorney
Richard Lane
Assistant District Attorney
Natalie Schafer
Mrs. Hume
Huntz Hall
Sailor
Virginia Gilmore
Sailor's Girl Friend
Edward Gargan
Policeman in Park
Alice Mock
Prima Donna
Gisela Werbisek
Mrs. Schmidt
Bess Flowers
Pelican Club Extra / Opera Patron (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
Pelican Club Patron (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Pelican Club Paron (uncredited)
Byron Foulger
Deli Customer (uncredited)
Gloria Delson
Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)

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A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on Fri Jul 01 2022

Danny Kaye is "Dingle" - a charismatic, if slightly annoying, nightclub entertainer who, after witnessing an hit, falls foul of some mobsters. His ghost returns to try and inspire his rather timid twin to help deliver his killers to the cops. The split-personality approach allows for plenty opportunities for light comedy. "Dingle" must reconcile the attentions of his fiancée "Midge" (Vera-Allen) - engaged to the murdered man, and of the shy and retiring librarian "Ellen" (Virginia Mayo) who prefers the quieter man. This love triangle thread is a bit wearisome, to be honest, and concludes in a r...