Top billed cast

1. 

   Erich von Stroheim

   Gabbo

2. 

   Betty Compson

   Mary

3. 

   Donald Douglas

   Frank

4. 

   Marjorie Kane

   Babe

5. 

   Earl Burtnett

   Orchestra Leader

6. 

   George Grandee

   Otto (voice) (uncredited)

7. 

   Bo Peep Karlin

   Dancer (uncredited)

8. 

   Rosina Lawrence

   Dancer (uncredited)

9. 

   Eddy Waller

   Vaudevillian (uncredited)

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-06-06

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 of the joke - that might have worked more effectively in a theatre - is lost. What's left is a mildly amusing, sometimes even slightly sinister story about the eponymous character who works with the rather clumsy "Mary" (Betty Compson) on whom he picks on relentlessly. After one outburst, she packs u...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• musical
• pre-code