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The Great Gabbo is a 1929 American Pre-Code early sound musical drama film directed by James Cruze, based on Ben Hecht's 1928 short story "The Rival Dummy", and starring Erich von Stroheim and Betty Compson.
The Great Gabbo: Directed by James Cruze, Erich von Stroheim. With Erich von Stroheim, Betty Compson, Donald Douglas, Marjorie Kane. An insanely, egocentric ventriloquist, even though he is possessed by his wooden dummy, is in love with a dancer who is in love with another.
- (1K)
- Drama, Musical, Romance
- James Cruze, Erich von Stroheim
- 1929-09-12
A silent film about a ventriloquist who becomes obsessed with his wooden dummy Otto and loses touch with reality. Watch the full movie online for free on RetroFlix or download it from Internet Archive.
An insanely, egocentric ventriloquist, even though he is possessed by his wooden dummy, is in love with a dancer who is in love with another. The dummy gives...
- 94 min
- 26.9K
- Cult Cinema Classics
The Great Gabbo (Erich von Stroheim) is a mentally unstable ventriloquist who brutally demeans his assistant, Mary (Betty Compson), blaming her for the duo's lack...
- (7)
- James Cruze Productions
- Erich Von Stroheim, James Cruze
- Musical
The Great Gabbo ★★ 1929A ventriloquist can express himself only through his dummy, losing his own identity and going mad at the end. Von Stroheim's first talkie. May quite possibly be the first mentally-twisted-ventriloquist story ever put on film.
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The Great Gabbo is a 1929 American Pre-Code early sound musical drama film directed by James Cruze, based on Ben Hecht 's 1928 short story "The Rival Dummy", and starring Erich von Stroheim and Betty Compson. The film features songs by Lynn Cowan, Paul Titsworth, Donald McNamee and King Zany.
