The Great Gabbo (1929)

Movie Details

Original Title The Great Gabbo

Original Language EN

Status Released

Popularity 0.4

Cast

Erich von Stroheim

Gabbo

Popularity: 1.2

Betty Compson

Mary

Popularity: 2.0

Donald Douglas

Frank

Popularity: 2.6

Marjorie Kane

Babe

Popularity: 0.7

Earl Burtnett

Orchestra Leader

Popularity: 0.1

No Photo" alt="George Grandee" class="cast-photo">

George Grandee

Otto (voice) (uncredited)

Popularity: 0.2

No Photo" alt="Bo Peep Karlin" class="cast-photo">

Bo Peep Karlin

Dancer (uncredited)

Popularity: 0.0

Rosina Lawrence

Dancer (uncredited)

Popularity: 0.7

Eddy Waller

Vaudevillian (uncredited)

Popularity: 1.2

Key Crew

Director James Cruze, Erich von Stroheim

Producer James Cruze

Executive Producer Nat Cordish, Henry D. Meyer

Production

James Cruze Productions

Image Gallery

Backdrops

Keywords

musical pre-code

Reviews from TMDB

CinemaSerf 6/10

Jun 6, 2022

The problem for Erich von Stroheim in the title role here is that his character's abilities to eat, drink - sing La Bohème, even - whilst his dummy "Otto" chats away merrily to the audience does quite come off on film. An out-of-vision voice is nothing new with this medium, so much of the potency o ... Read more