The Great Gabbo

Hated by all-his real soul spoke through the lips of a lifeless dummy

A psychologically dark pre-code musical about a ventriloquist's descent into madness as he becomes increasingly dependent on his dummy, blurring the line between performer and puppet.

For the ventriloquist Gabbo his wooden dummy Otto is the only means of expression. When he starts relying more and more on Otto, he starts going mad.