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Dummy

85 %|May 27, 1979|Drama, TV Movie

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.

Featured Crew

Frank Perry
Director
Ernest Tidyman
Writer
Donald R. Rode
Editor
Gil Askey
Original Music Composer
William J. Cassidy
Art Direction
Vivian McRae
Casting
Gayne Rescher
Director of Photography
Ernest Tidyman
Producer

Cast

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LeVar Burton
Donald Lang
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Paul Sorvino
Lowell Myers
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Rose Gregorio
Jean Markin
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Gregg Henry
Assistant D.A. Smith
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Steven Williams
Julius Lang
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Helen Martin
Mrs. Harrod
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Jonathan Pilurs
Det. Romain
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Paul Butler
Sgt. Alonzo Hobbs
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Allen Hamilton
Dr. Romney
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Frankie Hill
Ernestine
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Ray Price
Black Giant
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Pat Billingsley
Dr. Morris
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James D. O'Reilly
Judge O'Mara
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Tricia Borha
Mrs. Lang
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Joseph Clark
Young David
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Obilo
Husband
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Richard Cosentino
Dock Worker #1
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Jack Orend
Weary Worker
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Ira Rogers
Rev. Jamison
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Samantha McCoy
Woman Expert
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Melody Robb
Case Worker
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Bill Nigut
Chief Orderly
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Paul Preston
Trustee #1
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Irma Riley
Black Hooker
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James Spinks
Bar Patron
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Frank Heinrich
Male Resident
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JoBe Cerny
Bailiff
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Burton Collins
Orderly #2
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Yaumilton Brown
Card Player
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Lorenzo Clemons
Dock Worker #2
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J.J. Butler
Jury Foreman
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Paul Cook
Grand Jury Foreman