Movie

The Dummy (1929)

• March 9, 1929
• 1h 0m

• Comedy
• Mystery

“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”

Overview

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.

Director

Robert Milton

Writers

Herman J. Mankiewicz

Starring

Ruth Chatterton, Fredric March, John Cromwell