The Dummy (1929)
LISTEN-to this 100% Talking Comedy Farce There's a volley of snappy humor when you hear the Dummy talk. A STAGE PLAY ON THE SCREEN
60 min
The title character is office-boy Barney. Pretending to be a deaf-mute, Barney tries to trump his detective boss Walter Babbing by tracking down the person who kidnapped Peggy Meredith, the daughter of wealthy Agnes and Trumbull Meredith.
- Release date
- March 9, 1929
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Ruth Chatterton as Agnes Meredith
- Fredric March as Trumbull Meredith
- John Cromwell as Walter Babbing
- Fred Kohler as Joe Cooper
- Mickey Bennett as Barney Cook
- Vondell Darr as Peggy Meredith
- Jack Oakie as Dopey Hart
- Zasu Pitts as Rose Gleason
- Richard Tucker as Blackie Baker
- Eugene Pallette as Madison
Crew
- Robert Milton · Director
- Harriet Ford · Writer
- Harvey J. O'Higgins · Writer
- Herman J. Mankiewicz · Writer
- Joseph L. Mankiewicz · Writer
- J. Roy Hunt · Cinematographer
- George Nicholls Jr. · Editor