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Dummy

Directed by Frank Perry
TV-PG
1979    1h 36mDrama, Crime,
7.28.5
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The real-life account of an illiterate, deaf-and-mute, black youth who was accused of murdering a prostitute, and the relationship that developed between him and his court-appointed attorney, who also was deaf, and the events leading up to his precedent-setting trial.

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Cast of Dummy

  • LeVar BurtonDonald Lang
  • Paul SorvinoLowell Myers
  • Brian DennehyRagoti
  • Rose GregorioJean Markin
  • Gregg HenryAssistant D.A. Smith
  • Steven WilliamsJulius Lang
  • Helen MartinMrs. Harrod
  • Jonathan PilursDet. Romain
  • Paul ButlerSgt. Alonzo Hobbs
  • Allen HamiltonDr. Romney
  • Frankie HillErnestine
  • Ray PriceBlack Giant
  • Pat BillingsleyDr. Morris
  • James D. O'ReillyJudge O'Mara
  • Tricia BorhaMrs. Lang
  • Joseph ClarkYoung David
  • ObiloHusband
  • Richard CosentinoDock Worker #1
  • Jack OrendWeary Worker
  • Wilbert BradleyBartender

 

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Dummy Trivia

Dummy was released on May 27, 1979.

Dummy was directed by Frank Perry.

Dummy has a runtime of 1 hr 36 min.

Dummy was produced by Ernest Tidyman, Sam Manners.

The key characters in Dummy are Donald Lang (LeVar Burton), Lowell Myers (Paul Sorvino), Ragoti (Brian Dennehy).

Dummy is rated TV-PG.

Dummy is a Drama, Crime, History film.

Dummy has an audience rating of 7.2 out of 10.

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