Dir. James Cruze · Starring Erich von Stroheim, Betty Compson, Donald Douglas, Marjorie Kane, Earl Burtnett, George Grandee
“Hated by all-his real soul spoke through the lips of a lifeless dummy”
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For the ventriloquist Gabbo his wooden dummy Otto is the only means of expression. When he starts relying more and more on Otto, he starts going mad.
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A haunting, early sound spectacle where a ventriloquist's obsession with his dummy blurs the line between man and puppet. It's a descent into a lonely, theatrical madness that feels both grand and deeply disturbing.