The Dummy (1929)
The title character is office-boy Barney. Pretending to be a deaf-mute, Barney tries to trump his detective boss Walter Babbing by tracking down the person who kidnapped Peggy Meredith, the daughter of wealthy Agnes and Trumbull Meredith.
Director: Robert Milton
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Ruth Chatterton as Agnes Meredith |
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Fredric March as Trumbull Meredith |
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John Cromwell as Walter Babbing |
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Fred Kohler as Joe Cooper |
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Mickey Bennett as Barney Cook |
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Vondell Darr as Peggy Meredith |
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Jack Oakie as Dopey Hart |
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Zasu Pitts as Rose Gleason |
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Richard Tucker as Blackie Baker |
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Eugene Pallette as Madison |
| Writing | Harriet Ford | Theatre Play |
| Writing | Harvey J. O'Higgins | Theatre Play |
| Directing | Robert Milton | Director |
| Writing | Herman J. Mankiewicz | Writer |
| Directing | Louis J. Gasnier | Co-Director |