The story follows Klenk's desperate attempts to retrieve the credit card before his mistake is discovered, which would cost him his job. Meanwhile, Pulardos—who is planning to flee to Mexico to escape tax liabilities—realizes he and Klenk share a unique physical similarity. The mobster hatches a scheme to kill Klenk and use the clerk's identity to evade the law. Key Details 1963. Director: Frank Tashlin .

is a 1963 comedy film starring Danny Kaye as Ernest Klenk, a mild-mannered credit card company clerk who accidentally approves an application for a notorious gangster named Foots Pulardos (played by Telly Savalas ). Plot Summary

A novelization of the film was also released in 1963, written by and based on Blatty's screenplay.