Dummy

Dummy

96 mins | Drama, TV Movie | May 27, 1979

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.

Dummy

96 mins | Drama, TV Movie | May 27, 1979

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.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers Warner Bros. Television, The Königsberg Company
Original title Dummy
Directors Frank Perry
Writers Ernest Tidyman

Cast

LeVar Burton

as Donald Lang

Paul Sorvino

as Lowell Myers

Brian Dennehy

as Ragoti

Rose Gregorio

as Jean Markin

Gregg Henry

as Assistant D.A. Smith

Steven Williams

as Julius Lang

Helen Martin

as Mrs. Harrod

Jonathan Pilurs

as Det. Romain

Paul Butler

as Sgt. Alonzo Hobbs

Allen Hamilton

as Dr. Romney

Frankie Hill

as Ernestine

Ray Price

as Black Giant

Pat Billingsley

as Dr. Morris

James D. O'Reilly

as Judge O'Mara

Tricia Borha

as Mrs. Lang

Joseph Clark

as Young David

Obilo

as Husband

Richard Cosentino

as Dock Worker #1

Jack Orend

as Weary Worker

Wilbert Bradley

as Bartender

Holly Robinson Peete

as Genettia Lang

Ira Rogers

as Rev. Jamison

Samantha McCoy

as Woman Expert

Melody Robb

as Case Worker

Bill Nigut

as Chief Orderly

Nancy Baird

as Teacher

Paul Preston

as Trustee #1

Irma Riley

as Black Hooker

James Spinks

as Bar Patron

Frank Heinrich

as Male Resident

JoBe Cerny

as Bailiff

Nathan Davis

as Cop

Burton Collins

as Orderly #2

Yaumilton Brown

as Card Player

Lorenzo Clemons

as Dock Worker #2

J.J. Butler

as Jury Foreman

Paul Cook

as Grand Jury Foreman

Bernard Chestleigh

as Jail Guard

Ian Patrick Williams

as Court Clerk