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Erich von Stroheim in The Great Gabbo (1929)

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The Great Gabbo

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    Erich von Stroheim (as the title character) in The Great Gabbo (1929) (1929).

    Michael Redgrave (as Maxwell Frere) in Dead of Night (1945) (1945).

    Claude Rains (as John Fabian) in "And So Died Riabouchinska (1956)" (1956)

    Tom Conway (as Max Collodi) in "The Glass Eye (1957)" (1957).

    Cliff Robertson (as Jerry Etherson) in "The Dummy (1962)" (1962).

    Jackie Cooper (as Jonathan West) in "Caesar and Me (1964)" (1964).

    Bryant Haliday (as The Great Vorelli) in Devil Doll (1964) (1964).

    Artro Morris (as Henry Throgbotham) in "How to Succeed .... At Murder (1966)" (1966) (TV).

    (?) (as the voice of Mr. Pietro) in "The Backstage Rage (1969)" (1969).

    Jay Johnson (as Chuck Campbell) in "Soap (1977)" (1977) 1977-1981, 38 episodes.

    Anthony Hopkins (as Charles "Corky" Withers) in Magic (1978) (1978).

    Jay Johnson (as Noel Abbott) in "A Riddle for Puppets (1979)" (1979).

    Alan Bates (as John Fabian) in "And So Died Riabouchinska (1988)" (1988)

    Billy Drago (as Edgar Van Horn) in "Read My Lips (1988)" (1988)

    Ronn Lucas (as Kenny Peterson) in "Dummy Dearest (1988)" (1988)

    Don Rickles (as Mr. Ingles) in "The Ventriloquist's Dummy (1990)" (1990)

    Gene Lythgow (as William Landis) in When a Stranger Calls Back (1993) (1993) (TV)

    George Dzundza (as The Ventriloquist) in ...

    ... "Read My Lips (1993)" (1993)

    ... "Trial (1994)" (1994)

    ... "Batgirl Returns (1994)" (1994)

    ... "Lock-Up (1994)" (1994)

    ... "Catwalk (1995)" (1995)

    ... "Double Talk (1997)" (1997)

    Rich Werner (as Morgan) in "The Puppet Show (1997)" (1997).

    Adrien Brody (as Steven) in Dummy (2002) (2002).

    Ronn Lucas (as Willy Ward) in "Willy Ward (2006)" (2006)

    Judith Roberts (as Mary Shaw) in Dead Silence (2007) (2007).

    Lee Bane (as Epi Moreau) in The Midnight Horror Show (2014) (2014)

    Near misses:

    Arthur Crandall (voice of Hank Azaria) and his dummy Gabbo are obnoxious but not quite disturbing in "Krusty Gets Kancelled (1993)" (1993).

    Jerry (Jerry Seinfeld) was freaked out by Kramer's (Michael Richards) dummy in "The Chicken Roaster (1996)" (1996).



    Watch The Great Gabbo (1929) on:

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    Classic Cinema Online here

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  • How long is The Great Gabbo?
    1 hour and 32 minutes
  • When was The Great Gabbo released?
    September 12, 1929
  • What is the IMDb rating of The Great Gabbo?
    6 out of 10
  • Who stars in The Great Gabbo?
    Erich von Stroheim, Donald Douglas, and Betty Compson
  • Who wrote The Great Gabbo?
    Ben Hecht and Hugh Herbert
  • Who directed The Great Gabbo?
    James Cruze
  • Who was the composer for The Great Gabbo?
    Howard Jackson
  • Who was the producer of The Great Gabbo?
    James Cruze
  • Who was the executive producer of The Great Gabbo?
    Henry D. Meyer and Nat Cordish
  • Who was the cinematographer for The Great Gabbo?
    Ira H. Morgan
  • What is the plot of The Great Gabbo?
    An insanely, egocentric ventriloquist, even though he is possessed by his wooden dummy, is in love with a dancer who is in love with another. The dummy gives advice to the ventriloquist.
  • What is The Great Gabbo rated?
    Passed
  • What genre is The Great Gabbo?
    Drama, Music, and Romance

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