Indak
2019
“Hated by all-his real soul spoke through the lips of a lifeless dummy”
The Great Gabbo (1929)
September 12, 19291h 34mEN
5.7
24 votes
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.
Director
James CruzeWriters
Where to Watch
Streaming availability for India
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Top Billed Cast
Status
Released
Original Language
English
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N/A
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Production Companies
James Cruze Productions
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User Reviews
CinemaSerf
6.0The 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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