The Great Gabbo (1929)
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 Cruze
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Erich von Stroheim as Gabbo |
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Betty Compson as Mary |
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Donald Douglas as Frank |
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Marjorie Kane as Babe |
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Earl Burtnett as Orchestra Leader |
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George Grandee as Otto (voice) (uncredited) |
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Bo Peep Karlin as Dancer (uncredited) |
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Rosina Lawrence as Dancer (uncredited) |
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Eddy Waller as Vaudevillian (uncredited) |
| Directing | James Cruze | Director |
| Production | James Cruze | Producer |
| Writing | Ben Hecht | Story |
| Sound | Helmer Walton Bergman | Sound Supervisor |
| Crew | Barney Wolff | Special Effects Assistant |
| Production | Nat Cordish | Executive Producer |
| Production | Henry D. Meyer | Executive Producer |
| Production | Vernon Keays | Production Manager |
| Art | Bruce Weyman | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Robert E. Lee | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | André-ani | Costume Design |
| Writing | Hugh Herbert | Dialogue |
| Camera | Ira H. Morgan | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Donald McNamee | Songs |
| Writing | King Zany | Lyricist |
| Writing | Lynn Cowan | Lyricist |
| Sound | Paul Titsworth | Songs |