Danny Kaye Movies

White Christmas

76/100

A successful song-and-dance team become romantically involved with a sister act and team up to save the failing Vermont inn of their former commanding general.

The Court Jester

79/100

A hapless carnival performer masquerades as the court jester as part of a plot against an evil ruler who has overthrown the rightful king.

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

71/100

A clumsy daydreamer gets caught up in a sinister conspiracy.

Hans Christian Andersen

69/100

The opening scene of the movie describes it best: "Once upon a time there lived in Denmark a great storyteller named Hans Christian Andersen. This is not the story of his life, but a fairy tale about the great spinner of fairy tales."

The Inspector General

68/100

A town's corrupt officials think a fool is actually an investigator in disguise.

A Song Is Born

70/100

With her gangster boyfriend under investigation by the police, a nightclub singer hides out in a musical research institution staffed by bachelor professors - one of whom begins to fall for her.

Wonder Man

71/100

After being murdered by gangsters, an exuberant nightclub entertainer returns as a ghost to persuade his meek twin brother to help bring his killers to justice.

The Five Pennies

73/100

Loring "Red" Nichols is a cornet-playing country boy who goes to New York in the 1920s full of musical ambition and principles. He gets a job playing in Wil Paradise's band, but quits to ... See full summary »

Here Comes Peter Cottontail

77/100

With the help of a time machine, Peter Cottontail must rescue Easter from the hands of the malicious Irontail.

The Kid from Brooklyn

67/100

After a timid milkman knocks unconscious a boxing champion who was accosting his sister, he decides to take up boxing himself in order to impress a beautiful nightclub singer.

Knock on Wood

69/100

Ventriloquist Jerry Morgan has to see another love affair fail. The reason: when the relationship reaches the point when it is time to discuss marriage, his doll Clarence becomes mean and ... See full summary »

Up in Arms

66/100

Hypochondriac Danny Weems gets drafted into the army and makes life miserable for his fellow GIs. He's also lovesick when it comes to pretty Mary Morgan, unaware that she's in love with his... See full summary »

On the Riviera

64/100

An American entertainer impersonates a wealthy aviator and flirts with his lookalike's neglected wife.

Merry Andrew

67/100

Downtrodden but creative English school-teacher (Danny Kaye) on archeological trip discovers joys of love and circus life with acrobat (Pier Angeli).

Me and the Colonel

70/100

Jacobowsky, a Jewish refugee, flees from the Nazis with an aristocratic, anti-semitic Polish officer trying to get papers to England. Jurgens learns to appreciate Kaye, despite their ... See full summary »

On the Double

65/100

At the time of the Invasion of Normandy, an American soldier is asked to impersonate a British General in order to confuse the Nazi spies and assassins in London.

Skokie

73/100

A dramatization of the controversial trial concerning the right for Neo-Nazis to march in the predominately Jewish community of Skokie.

The Man from the Diners' Club

63/100

An employee at Diner's Club issues a credit card to a well-known mobster and has to retrieve it in order to keep his job.

Pinocchio

61/100

A television musical adaptation of Carlo Collodi's popular fairy tale.

Peter Pan

73/100

Another live-action musical version of the play, with all-new songs, rather than the ones used in the famous Mary Martin production.

The Enchanted World of Danny Kaye: The Emperor's New Clothes

64/100

This is one of the 'Animagical' titles from the children's film archive of Rankin/Bass. The story line is reminiscent of an earlier 1966 R/B Animagic film, 'The Daydreamer', both of which ... See full summary »

The Danny Kaye Show with Lucille Ball

79/100

An Hour with Danny Kaye

64/100

Paul Anka für UNICEF in München (Die Zugaben)

Children of the World

Program celebrated the 25th anniversary of UNICEF, and found Danny Kaye in his new-accepted role as "ambassador to the children of the world".