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Wonder Man

Play trailer Poster for Wonder Man 1945,  1h 38m,  Musical/ Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 100% 10 Reviews Tomatometer 84% 1,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
100% Tomatometer 10 Reviews 84% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
Edwin Dingle and Buzzy Bellew (also Kaye) are twin siblings with opposite personalities. Hip performer Buzzy becomes a marked man after he catches big-shot gangster Ten Grand Jackson in the act of killing an enemy. Jackson finds Buzzy and shuts him up for good -- or so he thinks. But Buzzy comes back in spirit form to inhabit the body of his introverted brother, and before long, Edwin is hunting down Jackson and puzzling everyone with his new persona.

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Wolcott Gibbs The New Yorker Oct 15, 2021
Given adequate material, Danny Kaye is one of the most versatile and generally satisfactory comedians on the screen. This he gets in Wonder Man. Go to Full Review
James Agee TIME Magazine Feb 28, 2018
Besides being a brilliant comic entertainer, Kaye has considerable talent as a straight actor. Here he gets his first good chance to display this talent, playing two deep-metropolitan types. Go to Full Review
Noel Murray The Dissolve Dec 16, 2013
2.5/5
The premise is a thin thread on which the Goldwyn creative team hang big numbers, often barely related to the plot. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Apr 6, 2015
B
An eye-catching colorful musical comedy. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Jun 30, 2011
B
In this quintessential Danny Kaye vehicle, which won the special effects Oscar, the star plays the first of his several screen twins, a shy intellectual and a club entertainer. Go to Full Review
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Luke S Jul 22, 2018 Not very many people my age even know about Danny Kaye but I wish more did. This is my favorite movie of all time! I just re watched this movie and remembered how good it is. Comedy at its best! See more
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Cast & Crew

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H. Bruce Humberstone

Director

Danny Kaye

Edwin Dingle

Virginia Mayo

Ellen Shanley

Vera-Ellen

Midge Mallon

Donald Woods

Monte Rossen

S.Z. Sakall

Schmidt

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Wonder Man

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Synopsis Edwin Dingle and Buzzy Bellew (also Kaye) are twin siblings with opposite personalities. Hip performer Buzzy becomes a marked man after he catches big-shot gangster Ten Grand Jackson in the act of killing an enemy. Jackson finds Buzzy and shuts him up for good -- or so he thinks. But Buzzy comes back in spirit form to inhabit the body of his introverted brother, and before long, Edwin is hunting down Jackson and puzzling everyone with his new persona.
Director
H. Bruce Humberstone
Producer
Samuel Goldwyn
Screenwriter
Don Hartman, Melville Shavelson, Philip Rapp
Distributor
Classic Collection, Sultan Video, Home Box Office Home Video, RKO Radio Pictures
Production Co
Samuel Goldwyn Company
Genre
Musical, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 8, 1945, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 31, 2020
Runtime
1h 38m
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