Wonder Man (1945)
Wonder Man (1945)
It's Gala-Gala with Girls, Gaiety and that Goldwyn Glamour!
Boisterous nightclub entertainer Buzzy Bellew was the witness to a murder committed by gangster Ten Grand Jackson. One night, two of Jackson's thugs kill Buzzy and dump his body in the lake at Prospect Park in Brooklyn. Buzzy comes back as a ghost and summons his bookworm twin, Edwin Dingle, to Prospect Park so that he can help the police nail Jackson.

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Cast

Danny Kaye Danny Kaye As: Edwin Dingle / Buzzy Bellew
Virginia Mayo Virginia Mayo As: Ellen Shanley
Vera-Ellen Vera-Ellen As: Midge Mallon
Donald Woods Donald Woods As: Monte Rossen
S.Z. Sakall S.Z. Sakall As: Schmidt
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Storyline

Boisterous nightclub entertainer Buzzy Bellew was the witness to a murder committed by gangster Ten Grand Jackson. One night, two of Jackson's thugs kill Buzzy and dump his body in the lake at Prospect Park in Brooklyn. Buzzy comes back as a ghost and summons his bookworm twin, Edwin Dingle, to Prospect Park so that he can help the police nail Jackson.


Tagline: It's Gala-Gala with Girls, Gaiety and that Goldwyn Glamour!
Certification: NR

Details

Genres: Comedy, Fantasy

Language: English

Release Date: 08 June 1945

Country: US

Runtime: 98m

Company Credits

Company: Samuel Goldwyn Productions

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Cast

Danny Kaye

Danny Kaye

Edwin Dingle / Buzzy Bellew

Virginia Mayo

Virginia Mayo

Ellen Shanley

Vera-Ellen

Vera-Ellen

Midge Mallon

Donald Woods

Donald Woods

Monte Rossen

S.Z. Sakall

S.Z. Sakall

Schmidt

Allen Jenkins

Allen Jenkins

Chimp

Edward Brophy

Edward Brophy

Torso

Steve Cochran

Steve Cochran

Ten Grand Jackson

Otto Kruger

Otto Kruger

District Attorney

Richard Lane

Richard Lane

Assistant District Attorney

Natalie Schafer

Natalie Schafer

Mrs. Hume

Huntz Hall

Huntz Hall

Sailor

Virginia Gilmore

Virginia Gilmore

Sailor's Girl Friend

Edward Gargan

Edward Gargan

Policeman in Park

Alice Mock

Alice Mock

Prima Donna

Gisela Werbisek

Gisela Werbisek

Mrs. Schmidt

Bess Flowers

Bess Flowers

Pelican Club Extra / Opera Patron (uncredited)

Franklyn Farnum

Franklyn Farnum

Pelican Club Patron (uncredited)

Sam Harris

Sam Harris

Pelican Club Paron (uncredited)

Byron Foulger

Byron Foulger

Deli Customer (uncredited)

Gloria Delson

Gloria Delson

Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)

Directed By

Writing Credits

Don Hartman

Don Hartman

Screenplay

Melville Shavelson

Melville Shavelson

Screenplay

Philip Rapp

Philip Rapp

Screenplay

Jack Jevne

Jack Jevne

Adaptation

Eddie Moran

Eddie Moran

Adaptation

Arthur Sheekman

Arthur Sheekman

Original Story

Sylvia Fine

Sylvia Fine

Lyricist

Production Crew

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Robert Stephanoff

Robert Stephanoff

Makeup Artist

Travis Banton

Travis Banton

Costume Design

Nina Roberts

Nina Roberts

Hairstylist

Sound

Ray Heindorf

Ray Heindorf

Orchestrator

Louis Forbes

Louis Forbes

Music Director

Ray Heindorf

Ray Heindorf

Conductor

Sylvia Fine

Sylvia Fine

Original Music Composer

Leo Robin

Leo Robin

Songs

David Rose

David Rose

Songs

Fred Lau

Fred Lau

Sound Recordist

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

William E. Snyder

William E. Snyder

Director of Photography

Victor Milner

Victor Milner

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Ernst Fegté

Ernst Fegté

Art Direction

Howard Bristol

Howard Bristol

Set Decoration

McClure Capps

McClure Capps

Assistant Art Director

Other Crew

John P. Fulton

John P. Fulton

Special Effects

John Wray

John Wray

Choreographer

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