Ventriloquist

A young ventriloquist's dummy comes to life and begins to murder people associated with the ventriloquist. As suspicion falls on the human performer, he must race against time to uncover the truth behind the sinister events.

As a silent film from the late 1920s, "Ventriloquist" is difficult to assess with modern critical metrics. It was a modest release of its time, fitting into the burgeoning horror and mystery genres.

• Early example of a killer doll/dummy trope in film.
• Features a somewhat suspenseful narrative typical of early horror.
• Performance of the ventriloquist dummy is a central element.

Google audience: Audience reception for this silent film is not widely documented in modern forums.

This film is notable for being one of the early cinematic explorations of a killer inanimate object, a theme that would later be popularized by films like 'Dead of Night' (1945) and 'Magic' (1978).