
On the Double
1961 · Movie · 91 min · ★ 7.0
A musical comedy with Danny Kaye in a dual role; A G.I. with weak eyes, weak stomach, and weak nerves and a hard-bitten British General whom the Nazis want to assassinate.
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Details
- Years
- 1961
- Release date
- 1961-05-19
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 91 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (19 votes)
Themes
- world war ii
- sergeant
- disguise
- food fight
- eye patch
- adolf hitler
Cast & crew

Danny Kaye
as Pfc. Ernie Williams

Dana Wynter
as Lady Margaret MacKenzie-Smith

Wilfrid Hyde-White
as Colonel Somerset

Margaret Rutherford
as Lady Vivian

Diana Dors
as Sergeant Bridget Stanhope

Allan Cuthbertson
as Captain Patterson

Jesse White
as Corporal Joseph Praeger

Gregory Walcott
as Colonel Rock Houston

Terence de Marney
as Sergeant Colin Twickenham

Rex Evans
as General Carleton Brown Wiffingham
Directed by Melville Shavelson