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The Great Gabbo

Hated by all-his real soul spoke through the lips of a lifeless dummy

5.7(24)19291h 34m1

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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Status
Released
Budget
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Box office
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Language
English
  • musical
  • pre-code

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

James Cruze

Produced in

United States of America

Where to watch

Availability for India. Provided by JustWatch through the TMDB API.

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalNR12 Sept 1929
  • IrelandIE

    • Theatrical12A18 Apr 1930

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The Great Gabbo was released on 12 September 1929.

Audience reviews

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    CinemaSerf

    6/6/2022

    6/10

    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 the joke - that might have worked more effectively in a theatre - is lost. What's left is a mildly amusing, sometimes e…

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