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The Great Gabbo is a american film of genre Drama directed by James Cruze released in USA on 12 september 1929 with Erich von Stroheim

The Great Gabbo (1929)

The Great Gabbo
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Released in USA 12 september 1929
Length 1h31
Directed by ,    
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Musical theatre,    Musical,    Romance
Themes Jeu,    Musical films,    Films about toys
Rating59% 2.9969352.9969352.9969352.9969352.996935

The Great Gabbo (1929) is an American early sound film musical drama film directed by James Cruze, based on a story ("The Rival Dummy") by Ben Hecht and starring Erich von Stroheim and Betty Compson.

As originally released by Sono Art-World Wide Pictures, the film featured sequences in Multicolor. The current prints, restored by the Library of Congress and released by Kino International on DVD, now exist only in black and white.

Synopsis

The movie follows brilliant ventriloquist "The Great Gabbo" (Stroheim) who, as he spirals down into madness, increasingly uses his dummy "Otto" as his only means of self-expression—an artist driven insane by his work.

Actors

Erich von Stroheim

(Gabbo)Betty Compson

(Mary)Donald Douglas

(Frank)Marjorie Kane

(Babe)John F. Hamilton

(Neighbour)
And :
Rosina Lawrence
Eddy Waller
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