“On the Double” is a movie launched in 1961. It is a mixture of adventure and comedy that was directed by Melville Shavelson and starred by Danny Kaye, Dana Wynter, and Wilfrid Hyde-White. This article will share more about where this film was shot, and reveal some interesting facts about the making of the movie.
Where it Filmed?
The filming of “On the Double” happened in two major locations. The first one was in England, UK. The second filming location was in Paramount Studios, located at 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. The film shooting started on October 31, 1960.
Cast Details
| Cast Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Danny Kaye | Pfc. Ernie Williams |
| Dana Wynter | Lady Margaret MacKenzie-Smith |
| Margaret Rutherford | Lady Vivian |
| Allan Cuthbertson | Captain Patterson |
| Jesse White | Corporal Joseph Praeger |
| Gregory Walcott | Colonel Rock Houston |
| Rex Evans | General Carleton Brown Wiffingham |
| Rudolph Anders | Oberkommandant |
| Edgar Barrier | Blankmeister |
| Pamela Light | Mrs. Somerset |
| Ben Astar | General Zlinkov |
| Bobby Watson | Adolf Hitler (uncredited) |
Trivia and Facts
- Despite most of the movie being completed on a Hollywood sound-stage, there were some parts filmed on location in London with a British camera team. That was actually the first time that Panavision cameras were used in Britain.
- In the film, you can see the real General boarding a US transport plane. But interestingly, this kind of plane, a Fairchild C-82, first flew several months after D-Day, while the movie is set to be before that historic event.
- The movie “On the Double” was featured in “Danny Kaye: A Legacy of Laughter,” which was released in 1996.
- One memorable quote from the movie is from the character Pfc. Ernie Williams who says, “I’m on a salt-free, fat-free, high protein, low calorie, low cholesterol diet.”
Geo Location Details
- Location Name: England, UK
- Latitude: 52.3555177
- Longitude: -1.1743197
- Place ID: ChIJ39UebIqp0EcRqI4tMyWV4fQ
- Map Link: Google Map
- Place Address: England, UK
- Timezone: Europe/London
- Location Name: Paramount Studios – 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Latitude: 34.0843803
- Longitude: -118.3207067
- Place ID: ChIJ_donNlS5woARcJfEy5cZ3Eo
- Map Link: Google Map
- Place Address: 5555 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90038, USA
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
