A young man is part of a traveling medicine show owned by an elderly "professor" and his beautiful daughter. His job is to keep the audience entertained with his ventriloquist's act (which includes a monkey) while the professor hawks his patent medicines.
If you have about twenty minutes and a weird obsession with 1920s slapstick, Dummies is probably worth a look. It is not going to change your life or anything. Actually, if you hate creepy puppets or monkeys in tiny outfits, you should probably stay far away from this one. It is very much of its time, which is a poli...
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"If you have about twenty minutes and a weird obsession with 1920s slapstick, Dummies is probably worth a look. It is not going to change your life or anything. Actually, if you hate creepy puppets or monkeys in tiny outfits, you should probably stay far away from this one. It is very much of its time, which is a polite way of saying it’s a bit messy. The whole thing centers on this traveling medicine show. You know the type, with the 'Professor' who is basically a con artist selling colored ..."
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