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The Great Gabbo( 1929)

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Hated by all-his real soul spoke through the lips of a lifeless dummy

Overview

For the ventriloquist Gabbo his wooden dummy Otto is the only means of expression. When he starts relying more and more on Otto, he starts going mad.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Erich von Stroheim

      Gabbo

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      Betty Compson

      Mary

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      Donald Douglas

      Frank

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      Marjorie Kane

      Babe

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      Earl Burtnett

      Orchestra Leader

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      George Grandee

      Otto (voice) (uncredited)

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      Bo Peep Karlin

      Dancer (uncredited)

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      Rosina Lawrence

      Dancer (uncredited)

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      Eddy Waller

      Vaudevillian (uncredited)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Mon Jun 06 2022
    The problem for Erich von Stroheim in the title role here is that his character's abilities to eat, drink - sing La Bohème, even - whilst his dummy "Otto" chats away merrily to the audience does quite come off on film. An out-of-vision voice is nothing new with this medium, so much of the potency of the joke - that might have worked more effectively in a theatre - is lost. What's left is a mildly amusing, sometimes even slightly sinister story about the eponymous character who works with the rather clumsy "Mary" (Betty Compson) on whom he picks on relentlessly. After one outburst, she packs up ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • musical
    • pre-code