Art direction – Ernst Fegté (art director), McClure Capps (associate art direction), Howard Bristol (set decoration).Music – Sylvia Fine (music and lyrics) Ray Heindorf (musical orchestration and conducting).Cinematography – Victor Milner and William Snyder (directors of photography).Writing – Don Hartman, Melville Shavelson and Philip Rapp (screenplay) Jack Jevne and Eddie Moran (adaptation) Arthur Sheekman (original story).In addition, an uncredited June Hutton provided the singing voice for Vera-Ellen. Danny Kaye as Edwin Dingle and Buzzy Bellew.In the end, Ellen marries Edwin, while Midge consoles herself by marrying the owner of the Pelican Club. The love interests of the brothers further complicate the situation while the murdered Buster was engaged to entertainer Midge Mallon, librarian Ellen Shanley admires Edwin. A vase of flowers is nonetheless placed on a table near him, and his song, ' Otchi Chornya', is frequently interrupted by his loud and goofy-sounding sneezes. To help him out, Buster – who cannot be seen or heard by anyone but Edwin – possesses him, with outrageously goofy results.Įdwin, possessed by Buzzy, performs a bit where he pretends to be a famous Russian singer allergic to flowers. In the meantime, he has to dodge Jackson's hitmen and fill in for Buster at the nightclub. As a result, the shy Edwin must take his brother's place until after his testimony is given. He comes back as a ghost, calling on his long-lost brother for help to bring the killer to justice. The two brothers have not seen each other for years.īuster becomes the witness to a murder committed by mob boss 'Ten Grand' Jackson and is promptly murdered himself. Buster Dingle, who goes by the stage name 'Buzzy Bellew', is a loud and goofy performer at the Pelican Club, while Edwin Dingle is a studious, quiet bookworm writing a history book. Despite their almost indistinguishable looks, the two have very different personalities. Mary Grant designed the film's costumes.ĭanny Kaye plays a double role as a pair of estranged 'super- identical twins'. It is based on a short story by Arthur Sheekman, adapted for the screen by a staff of writers led by Jack Jevne and Eddie Moran, and produced by Samuel Goldwyn.

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