The Great Gabbo
(1929) American
C/B&W : 95 minutes
Directed by James Cruze

Cast: Erich von Stroheim [The Great Gabbo], Betty Compson [Marie], Donald Douglas, Margie (Babe) Kane

[?] James Cruze, Incorporated? production; distributed by Sono Art-World Wide Pictures, Incorporated. / Screenplay by Hugh Herbert, from the story “The Rival Dummy” by Ben Hecht. Songs “The New Step,” “I’m in Love with You,” “I’m Laughing,” “Ickey,” “Every Now and Then,” “The Web of Love” and “The Ga-Ga Bird” by Paul Titsworth and Lynn Cowan, and Donald McNamee and King Zany. Art direction by Robert Lee (Robert E. Lee). Costume design by André-ani. Dance sequences supervised by Maurice L. Kusell. Cinematography by Ira H. Morgan. Musical direction by Howard Jackson. Presented by Henry D. Meyer and Nat Cordish. / © 1929 by James Cruze, Incorporated. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.37:1 format. Multicolor color process sequences. / Stroheim’s first sound film. / Full-sound film.

Drama.

Survival Status: Print exists in the Library of Congress film archive [35mm positive].

Keywords: Color cinematography - Synchronized sound film

Listing updated: 23 February 2006.

References: Film credits, film viewing : Dardis-Keaton p. 183; Kobal-Fifty p. 49; Maltin-Guide p. 499; Vermilye-Twenties pp. 248-250.

Home Video: DVD.