Dummy (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.
Drama, TV Movie
Cast
- LeVar Burton — Donald Lang
- Paul Sorvino — Lowell Myers
- Brian Dennehy — Ragoti
- Rose Gregorio — Jean Markin
- Gregg Henry — Assistant D.A. Smith
- Steven Williams — Julius Lang
- Helen Martin — Mrs. Harrod
- Jonathan Pilurs — Det. Romain
- Paul Butler — Sgt. Alonzo Hobbs
- Allen Hamilton — Dr. Romney
- Frankie Hill — Ernestine
- Ray Price — Black Giant
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