The Dummy (1929)
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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.
- Date of release
- 1929-03-09
- TMDB
- 8.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 0m
- Genres
- Comedy, Mystery
- Director
- Robert Milton
Casting
- Ruth Chatterton — Agnes Meredith
- Fredric March — Trumbull Meredith
- John Cromwell — Walter Babbing
- Fred Kohler — Joe Cooper
- Mickey Bennett — Barney Cook
- Vondell Darr — Peggy Meredith
- Jack Oakie — Dopey Hart
- Zasu Pitts — Rose Gleason
- Richard Tucker — Blackie Baker
- Eugene Pallette — Madison
Interesting facts
The Dummy is a 1929 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Robert Milton and written by Harriet Ford, Harvey J. O'Higgins, Herman J. Mankiewicz and Joseph L. Mankiewicz. The film stars Fredric March, John Cromwell, Fred Kohler, Mickey Bennett, Vondell Darr, Jack Oakie and ZaSu Pitts. The film was released on March 9, 1929, by Paramount Pictures.
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