The Great Gabbo

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.

Cast

Erich von Stroheim

as Gabbo

Betty Compson

as Mary

Donald Douglas

as Frank

Marjorie Kane

as Babe

Earl Burtnett

as Orchestra Leader

George Grandee

as Otto (voice) (uncredited)

Bo Peep Karlin

as Dancer (uncredited)

Rosina Lawrence

as Dancer (uncredited)

Eddy Waller

as Vaudevillian (uncredited)

Reviews

CinemaSerf

The problem for Erich von Stroheim in the title role here is that his character's abilities to eat, drink - sing La Bohème, even - whilst his dummy "Otto" chats away merrily to the audience does quite come off on film. An out-of-vision voice is nothing new with this medium, so much of the potency of...

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