The Dummy (1929 film)

The Dummy
Directed by	Robert Milton
Screenplay by	Harriet Ford Harvey J. O'Higgins Herman J. Mankiewicz Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Produced by	Al Christie George Christie
Starring	Fredric March John Cromwell Fred Kohler Mickey Bennett Vondell Darr Jack Oakie ZaSu Pitts
Cinematography	J. Roy Hunt
Edited by	George Nichols Jr.
Production company	Paramount Pictures
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	March 9, 1929 (1929-03-09)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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.^[1]^[2]

Plot

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Cast

Ruth Chatterton as Agnes Meredith
Fredric March as Trumbull Meredith
John Cromwell as Walter Babbing
Fred Kohler as Joe Cooper
Mickey Bennett as Barney Cook
Vondell Darr as Peggy Meredith
Jack Oakie as Dopey Hart
ZaSu Pitts as Rose Gleason
Richard Tucker as Blackie Baker
Eugene Pallette as Madison

See also

List of early sound feature films (1926–1929)

References

^ "Movie Review - The Dummy - THE SCREEN; A Polished Crook. Pretty Miss Nixon. Stentorian Stuff. Other Photoplays. - NYTimes.com". nytimes.com. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
^ "The Dummy". afi.com. Retrieved February 14, 2015.

External links

The Dummy at IMDb

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