Dummy (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.

Cast

Donald Lang
Lowell Myers
Black Giant
Young David
Husband
Dock Worker #1
Weary Worker
Rev. Jamison
Woman Expert
Case Worker
Chief Orderly
Trustee #1
Black Hooker
Bar Patron
Male Resident
Jean Markin
Dock Worker #2
Jury Foreman
Grand Jury Foreman
Assistant D.A. Smith
Julius Lang
Mrs. Harrod
Sgt. Alonzo Hobbs

Crew

Director
Original Music Composer
Executive Producer
Director of Photography
Set Decoration