When the invitation arrived , Kaye was busy with '' The Inspector General '' ( which had a working title of '' Happy Times '' ) . Warner Bros. stopped the film to allow their star to attend . When his Decca co-workers the Andrews Sisters began their engagement at the London Palladium on the heels of Kaye 's successful 1948 appearance there , the trio was well received and David Lewin of the '' Daily Express '' declared : " The audience gave the Andrews Sisters the Danny Kaye roar ! " He hosted the 24th Academy Awards in 1952 . The program was broadcast on radio . Telecasts of the Oscar ceremony came later . During the 1950s , Kaye visited Australia , where he played Buttons in a production of '' Cinderella '' in Sydney . In 1953 , Kaye started a production company , Dena Pictures , named for his daughter . '' Knock on Wood '' was the first film produced by his firm . The firm expanded into television in 1960 under the name Belmont Television
24th Academy Awards
24th Academy Awards
Danny Kaye