The Great Gabbo
| The Great Gabbo | |
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| Directed by | James Cruze Uncredited: Erich von Stroheim |
| Screenplay by | Hugh Herbert |
| Based on | "The Rival Dummy" by Ben Hecht |
| Produced by | James Cruze |
| Starring | Erich von Stroheim Betty Compson |
| Cinematography | Ira H. Morgan |
| Music by | Howard Jackson |
Production company | James Cruze Productions |
| Distributed by | Sono Art-World Wide Pictures |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | English German |
The Great Gabbo is a 1929 American Pre-Code early sound musical drama film directed by James Cruze, based on Ben Hecht's 1928 short story "The Rival Dummy", and starring Erich von Stroheim and Betty Compson. The film features songs by Lynn Cowan, Paul Titsworth, Donald McNamee and King Zany.
Originally released by Sono Art-World Wide Pictures, certain sequences were presented in Multicolor. However, current prints, restored by the Library of Congress and released by Kino International on DVD, exist only in black-and-white.