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The Dummy Talks (Original title)
Date: 25 October 1943 (Release)

Country: United Kingdom

Director: Oswald Mitchell

Synopsis: Back stage murder mystery.

Genre:
Thriller
Releases
Date: 1943Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 85 mins Length: 8100 FeetDialogue (original): English

Credits (24)
Presents: British National Films Ltd, Produced by: Wallace Orton, Production Assistant: Pat Ellis, Production Assistant: Bob Asher, Production Assistant: Morris Aza, Production Assistant: Rolf Popp, Assistant Director: Phil Rigal, Continuity: Joan Davis, [Written] By: Michael Barringer, Adapted from the story by: Jack Clifford, Con West, Director of Photography: James Wilson, Camera Operator: Gerald Gibbs, Supervising Editor: Jack Harris, Editor: Fergus Mcdonnel, Art Director: C. Wilfred Arnold, Wardrobe Supervisor: Maude Churchill, Make-up: Harry Hayward, Hairdressing: Gladys Weston, Musical Director: Kennedy Russell, Sound Supervisor: Harold King, Sound Recordist: Len Shilton, Made at: National Studios Elstree
Cast (13)
Jack Warner (Jack), Claude Hulbert (Victor Harbord), Beryl Orde (Beryl), G.H. Mulcaster (Piers Harriman), Ivy Benson (Ivy), John Carol (Jimmy Royce), Evelyn Darvell (Peggy), Max Earl (Yates), Gordon Edwards (Marcus), Manning Whiley (Russell Warren), Charles Carson (Marvello), Derna Hazell (Maya), Hy Hazell
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library (3)
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v10 n111 March 1943  Page: 25
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v10 n111 March 1943: no known title]Language: English

In: Kinematograph Weekly n1874 18 Mar 1943
Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - n1874 18 Mar 1943: no known title]Language: English

In: Today's Cinema v60 n4851 12 Mar 1943
Title: [Today's Cinema - v60 n4851 12 Mar 1943: no known title]Language: English


Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(5)
Film materials(5)
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-46355
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film


Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: SafetySound: MuteLength: 7359 FeetBFI identifier: C-46356
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film


Description: 35mm Master PositiveBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 7706 FeetBFI identifier: C-46357
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film


Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: MuteLength: 7691 FeetBFI identifier: C-46353
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film


Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: SoundLength: 7700 FeetStock date: 1943BFI identifier: C-46354
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film