The Great Gabbo (1929)
1h 34m
Running Time
September 12, 1929Release Date
The Great Gabbo (1929)
1h 34m
Running Time
September 12, 1929Release Date
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.

Erich von Stroheim
Gabbo / Director

Betty Compson
Mary

Donald Douglas
Frank

Marjorie Kane
Babe

Earl Burtnett
Orchestra Leader

George Grandee
Otto (voice) (uncredited)

Bo Peep Karlin
Dancer (uncredited)

Rosina Lawrence
Dancer (uncredited)

Eddy Waller
Vaudevillian (uncredited)

James Cruze
Director / Producer

Ben Hecht
Story

Nat Cordish
Executive Producer

Henry D. Meyer
Executive Producer

Robert E. Lee
Art Direction

André-ani
Costume Design

Vernon Keays
Production Manager

Bruce Weyman
Assistant Art Director

Helmer Walton Bergman
Sound Supervisor

Barney Wolff
Special Effects Assistant

Hugh Herbert
Dialogue

Ira H. Morgan
Director of Photography
Media.


Details.
Release DateSeptember 12, 1929
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 34m
Content RatingNR
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
musical
pre-code
Wiki.
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.
Originally released by Sono Art-World Wide Pictures, certain sequences were presented in Multicolor. However, current prints, restored by the Library of Congress and released by Kino International on DVD, exist only in black-and-white.
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