Why it may be worth watching
- Dummy combines Drama and TV Movie elements in one feature.
- The principal cast includes LeVar Burton, Paul Sorvino, Brian Dennehy.
Movie
Dummy
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
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
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Best suited to viewers looking for Drama, TV Movie.
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Themes and topics
based on true story
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