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1929 · 1h 34m
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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“Hated by all-his real soul spoke through the lips of a lifeless dummy”
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Erich von Stroheim
Gabbo
Betty Compson
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Donald Douglas
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Marjorie Kane
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