"LISTEN-to this 100% Talking Comedy Farce There's a volley of snappy humor when you hear the Dummy talk. A STAGE PLAY ON THE SCREEN"
The title character is office-boy Barney. Pretending to be a deaf-mute, Barney tries to trump his detective boss Walter Babbing by tracking down the person who kidnapped Peggy Meredith, the daughter of wealthy Agnes and Trumbull Meredith.
Ruth Chatterton
Agnes Meredith
Fredric March
Trumbull Meredith
John Cromwell
Walter Babbing
Fred Kohler
Joe Cooper
Mickey Bennett
Barney Cook
Vondell Darr
Peggy Meredith
Jack Oakie
Dopey Hart
Zasu Pitts
Rose Gleason
Richard Tucker
Blackie Baker
The title character is office-boy Barney. Pretending to be a deaf-mute, Barney tries to trump his detective boss Walter Babbing by tracking down the person who kidnapped Peggy Meredith, the daughter of wealthy Agnes and Trumbull Meredith.
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