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Wonder Man

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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 Read all reviews

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Kim P @RT98672688 Jun 22, 2026 Before the antics of Jerry Lewis and way before Robin Williams and Jim Carrey...there was Danny Kaye. In addition to the fantastic physical comedy, the rubber-faced expressions, the superfast gibberish, often in silly accents, Kaye could sing and dance better than any of them. This movie is a fantastic showcase of his many talents! Watch and enjoy. See more Schmiddi T @Schmiddi Jan 28, 2026 I expected way more. Sadly this series was kinda boring on many levels. If they bring a second season, i really hope its more about his powers, his future and what ever he will become. Before this Show i had no knowledge of WM, never looked at the comics, never checked any background of him. And just watching this show... he feels so irrelevant, the story is boring and not rewatchable. Option 1: They forget about it when the MCU resets soon and hes just gone (good option) Option 2: season 2 will come and will be hopefully show more of his powers or atleast do something fun. Even Echo was better imo... See more 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 Aug 22, 2016 My Danny Kaye favorite. See more Aug 27, 2015 Lavish Technicolor musical comedy features Danny Kaye in one of his best roles as twin brothers; Vera Ellen makes her film debut dancing to the Oscar-nominated song "So in Love." See more Jan 27, 2015 Danny Kaye plays a set of twins, a bookworm and a nightclub comic. When Buzzy Belew, the comic is murdered by the mob, his spirit goes to see his brother Edwin dingle... Brilliant effects for the time and great fun to watch--Danny Kaye's second film with Sam Goldwyn gave his usual lavish production and gave Kaye two leading ladies. How lucky can a guy get working for the first time with both Vera-Ellen and Virginia Mayo. One love for each of his twin personas... Twin Spin!! See more Read all reviews
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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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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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