Danny Kaye 1 Waxworks (1948)

Probably unissued footage showing unveiling of Danny Kaye waxwork at Madame Tussaud s, London, by the man himself 1948. Danny Kaye walks onto platform, audience sitting at tables applauds. Danny and another man stand before a microphone. Danny makes a play of looking through curtains at the back of the stage. The man says he has a record that has been sent from Hollywood containing an open letter to Danny on the occasion of being included in Madame Tussaud s. We hear (very soft and bad quality) comedian Jack Benny s voice coming out of record player. Very hard to make out exactly what is being said. Audience and Danny listen and laugh at several goodnatured jokes that Benny makes. Benny asks Danny to pick up the toothbrush and toupee that he left in his dressing room at the Palladium. (Danny was in London for Royal Command Performance. ) Danny makes speech, talking about his friendship with Jack Benny. He then gets excited about seeing his waxwork and peeks through the curtains at it, telling