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The title character is office-boy Barney. Pretending to be a deaf-mute, Barney tries to trump his detective boss Walter Babbing by tracking down the person who kidnapped Peggy Meredith, the daughter of wealthy Agnes and Trumbull Meredith.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
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Audiences 66GoodWatch 73
IMDb6.6
Running time
1 h
Shorter than 9 in 10 comedies, −40 min on the typical 100
typical 10060Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Released
1929
March 9, 1929
97 years ago
Genres
ComedyMysteryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Directing · 2
- Robert Milton Director
- Louis J. Gasnier Co-Director
Writing · 3
- Herman J. Mankiewicz Writer
- Harvey J. O'Higgins Theatre Play
- Harriet Ford Theatre Play
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