Cliff Robertson as a ventriloquist who believes that his dummy is alive. We are what we think we are. I suppose a dummy can also be what one believes it is. Robertson's character is completely unsympathetic. As his agent (Frank Sutton) put it, he is self-indulgent sop with an overactive imagination. The dummy has some good lines, such as the one in my heading. I always try to figure out who was doing the voice. Sounded like Herb Vigran, but who knows? The story takes what should be a humorous premise, and presents it in a totally serious format. This was one of the greatest aspects of the Twilight Zone. If Robertson had treated that lovely showgirl right (instead of scaring her away), maybe his dummy wouldn't have had the opportunity to "take over."
Review of The Dummy
