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The Dummy Talks is a 1943 British crime film directed by Oswald Mitchell and starring Jack Warner, Claude Hulbert and Beryl Orde. It marked the film debut of Jack Warner.




Synopsis


Set over the course of one night, the story takes place in and around a London theatre. A series of contemporary acts are seen both performing on stage and socialising backstage. The murder of a ventriloquist takes place and two policemen, who happen to be at the theatre tracking a banknote forger, set to work finding the culprit. Ultimately, the key suspects are rounded up and a mind-reader puts on a show to reveal the killer. He's helped by a midget dressed as the dummy, hence the title.




Cast


Jack Warner as Jack
Claude Hulbert as Victor Harbord
Beryl Orde as Beryl
Evelyn Darvell as Peggy
Hy Hazell as Maya (credited as Derna Hazell)
Manning Whiley as Russell Warren
Charles Carson as Marvello ("The Man With the Radio Mind")
G. H. Mulcaster as Piers Harriman
John Carol as Jimmy Royce
Gordon Edwards as Marcus
Max Earl as Yates
Ivy Benson and her all Ladies Band as Themselves
Frederick Sylvester & Nephew (Eric Mudd also played the "dummy") as Themselves
Tommy Manley & Florence Austin ("Music Hath Charms") as Themselves
Cecil Ayres with the Skating Avalons as Themselves
Mann & Read ("Jugglers with Fun") as Themselves
Five Lai Founs (" Modern Chinese Wonders") as Themselves
Jeannie White and her Stepsisters as Themselves




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"; and TV Guide called it "a weird but engaging second feature."




References






Bibliography


Murphy, Robert. Realism and Tinsel: Cinema and Society in Britain 1939-48. Routledge, 1989.




External links


The Dummy Talks at IMDb

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