The Dummy
6.6
“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”
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.
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Cast
10 people
Ruth Chatterton
Agnes Meredith
Known for
Dodsworth
Fredric March
Trumbull Meredith
Known for
The Best Years of Our Lives
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
John Cromwell
Walter Babbing
Known for
3 Women
A Wedding
Fred Kohler
Joe Cooper
Known for
Underworld
The Iron Horse
Mickey Bennett
Barney Cook
Also in
It's the Old Army Game
The New School Teacher
Vondell Darr
Peggy Meredith
Also in
Scouts to the Rescue
The Pony Express
Jack Oakie
Dopey Hart
Known for
The Great Dictator
Lover Come Back
Zasu Pitts
Rose Gleason
Known for
Greed
Ruggles of Red Gap
Richard Tucker
Blackie Baker
Known for
Wings
The Jazz Singer
Eugene Pallette
Madison
Known for
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Robert Milton Director · Herman J. Mankiewicz Writer Harvey J. O'Higgins Author
United States release March 9, 1929 · Produced in United States
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production
United States
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Original language
English
Release dates
United States · March 9, 1929
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