The Dummy Talks
The Dummy Talks is a 1943 British crime film directed by Oswald Mitchell and starring Jack Warner, Claude Hulbert and Beryl Orde.[1] It marked the film debut of Jack Warner.[2]
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| Directed by | Oswald Mitchell |
| Produced by | Wallace Orton |
| Written by | Michael Barringer |
| Based on | the story by Jack Clifford & Con West |
| Starring | Jack Warner Claude Hulbert Beryl Orde |
| Music by | Kennedy Russell (uncredited) |
| Cinematography | James Wilson |
| Edited by | Jack Harris Fergus McDonell |
Production company | British National Films |
| Distributed by | Anglo-American Film Corporation (UK) |
Release date | 25 October 1943 (UK) |
Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Synopsis
The murder of a ventriloquist takes place during a variety performance at the Empire Theatre. A midget is then sent in undercover as the dummy.
Cast
- Jack Warner - Jack
- Claude Hulbert - Victor Harbord
- Beryl Orde - Beryl
- Evelyn Darvell - Peggy
- Derna Hazell - Maya
- Manning Whiley - Russell Warren
- Charles Carson - Marvello
- G.H. Mulcaster - Piers Harriman
- John Carol - Jimmy Royce
- Gordon Edwards - Marcus
- Max Earl - Yates
- Ivy Benson and her orchestra - Themselves
- Uncle Sylvester & Nephew (Eric Mudd also played the "dummy") - Themselves, Speciality Act
Critical reception
Britmovie noted "a number of genuine variety acts add a flavour of the period, although they provide rather too much of the film’s running time" ;[2] and TV Guide called it "a weird but engaging second feature."[3]
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References
- "The Dummy Talks (1943)". Archived from the original on 17 January 2009.
- http://www.britmovie.co.uk/films/The-Dummy-Talks_1943
- "The Dummy Talks".
Bibliography
- Murphy, Robert. Realism and Tinsel: Cinema and Society in Britain 1939-48. Routledge, 1989.
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