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Two years later, Gabbo has become a nationally renowned ventriloquist. He is revered for his talent, even as he is ridiculed for his eccentricity: he takes Otto with him everywhere he goes, even dining out with him, providing much entertainment to the restaurant patrons.
Nov 25, 2016 · In the history of the horror movie, The Great Gabbo is important as the first “deranged ventriloquist” film, but the relationship between Gabbo and Otto never works as well as it should. Their act consists primarily of Otto chatting and singing to the audience while Gabbo eats, drinks or smokes (all three activities look like the real deal ...
A ventriloquist can express himself only through his dummy, losing his own identity and going mad at the end. Von Stroheim's first talkie. May quite possibly be the first mentally-twisted-ventriloquist story ever put on film.
The Great Gabbo: Directed by James Cruze, Erich von Stroheim. With Erich von Stroheim, Betty Compson, Donald Douglas, Marjorie Kane. An insanely, egocentric ventriloquist, even though he is possessed by his wooden dummy, is in love with a dancer who is in love with another.
Plot. Gabbo and his ventriloquist dummy Otto. Brilliant ventriloquist Gabbo increasingly uses his dummy "Otto" as his only means of self-expression—an artist driven insane by his work. Gabbo's gimmick is his astonishing ability to make Otto talk—and even sing—while Gabbo himself smokes, drinks and eats.
Feb 3, 2024 · I am talking about The Great Gabbo, the 1929 backstage musical chronicling the careers of a ventriloquist named Gabbo (portrayed by legendary silent film director Erich von Stroheim) and his ex-lover in a Broadway musical revue.
The Great Gabbo is a 1929 American Pre-Code early sound musical drama film directed by James Cruze, based on Ben Hecht's 1928 short story "The Rival Dummy", and starring Erich von Stroheim and ...
