Dummy (1979)
The real-life account of an illiterate, deaf-and-mute, black youth who was accused of murdering a prostitute, and the relationship that developed between him and his court-appointed attorney, who also was deaf, and the events leading up to his precedent-setting trial.
- Date of release
- 1979-05-27
- TMDB
- 8.8 / 10 (4)
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Genres
- Drama, TV Movie
- Director
- Frank Perry
Casting
- LeVar Burton — Donald Lang
- Paul Sorvino — Lowell Myers
- Brian Dennehy — Ragoti
- Rose Gregorio — Jean Markin
- Gregg Henry — Assistant D.A. Smith
- Steven Williams — Julius Lang
- Helen Martin — Mrs. Harrod
- Jonathan Pilurs — Det. Romain
- Paul Butler — Sgt. Alonzo Hobbs
- Allen Hamilton — Dr. Romney
- Frankie Hill — Ernestine
- Ray Price — Black Giant
Interesting facts
Dummy is a 1979 American made-for-television docudrama film starring LeVar Burton and Paul Sorvino. Based on Ernest Tidyman's nonfiction book of the same name, the film dramatizes the life of Donald Lang, an African–American deaf man who was charged with the murders of Ernestine Williams and Earline Brown, two prostitutes in Chicago, Illinois.
Production
Dummy was filmed completely in Chicago, Illinois in March 1979. Chicago locations in the film include Washington Park Homes, a Chicago Housing Authority public housing project at East 44th streets and South Cottage Grove Avenue, and Cook County Jail.
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