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The Great Gabbo

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Genres: Drama, Musical, Romance
Starring: Erich von Stroheim, Betty Compson
Director: James Cruze
Plot Sypnosis:

One of Hollywood's earliest -- and most peculiar -- musicals, The Great Gabbo stars Erich von Stroheim as an egotistical ventriloquist who casts a Svengali-like spell upon an ingenue (Betty Compson), against a backdrop of singularly strange numbers (including "Icky" and the spider-and-fly-themed "Caught in a Web"). Director James Cruze (The Covered Wagon) allowed von Stroheim to endow the character with his signature flourishes, resulting in a wicked cocktail of garish stage shows and Austro-Hungarian villainy that is a diabolical delight.

Release Details

Movie Release Year: 1929
Tech Specs & Release Details

Length: 92
Specs: 2K RESTORATION from 35mm materials preserved by the Library of Congress
Video Resolution/Codec: 1080p AVC/MPEG-4
Aspect Ratio(s): 1.20:1
Audio Formats: English: DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono
Subtitles/Captions: English SDH
Special Features: Audio commentary by Richard Barrios, author of A Song in the Dark: The Birth of the Musical Film