On the Double
Seen it?1961 | 92 min | War, Comedy
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Great for anyone who watches cooking shows for fun and anyone interested in what war does to people. Don't watch it hungry. A good follow-up to The Great Dictator or Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. It puts you in the middle of the fighting, and doesn't let you forget the cost.
- The mood
- Light and funny, intense.
- The pace
- Quick and easy-going, at 1 hr 32 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1961: an older pace and style.
- Not the pick if you want something heavy or meaningful.
American GI Ernie Williams, admittedly weak-kneed, has an uncanny resemblance to British Colonel MacKenzie. Williams, also a master of imitation and disguise, is asked to impersonate the Colonel, ostensibly to allow the Colonel to make a secret trip East. What Williams is not told is that the Colonel has recently been a target of assassins. After the Colonel's plane goes down, the plan changes and Williams maintains the disguise to confuse the Nazis about D-Day.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$2 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 4K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Melville Shavelson
- Danny KayeErnie Williams
- Dana WynterMargaret MacKenzie-Smith
- Wilfrid Hyde-WhiteColonel Somerset
- Margaret RutherfordLady Vivian
- Diana DorsBridget Stanhope
- Allan CuthbertsonCaptain Patterson
- Jesse WhiteJoseph Praeger
- Gregory WalcottRock Houston
- Terence de MarneyColin Twickenham
- Rex EvansCarleton Brown Wiffingham