The Great Gabbo(Movie, 1929)

Name: The Great Gabbo
Genre: Drama, Romance / Love
Released: 1929
Duration: T01:34:00
Rating: 2.8

| 1h 34min | Genres: Drama, Romance / Love

Rating: 2.8/5 (with 8 votes)

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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About 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.

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Production country: United States of America (USA)

Made by: James Cruze Productions

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 6 languages: English (EN), French (FR), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Swedish (SV), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 09/12/1929

Cast: Erich von Stroheim, Betty Compson, Don Douglas, Marjorie Kane

Creator: James Cruze

Director: James Cruze, Erich von Stroheim

Producer: James Cruze

Screenwriter: Hugh Herbert

Director of Photography: Ira H. Morgan

Composer: Howard Jackson

Keywords: pre-code, musical

Color: Black & White (B/W)

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The Great Gabbo(Movie, 1929)

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