Ventriloquism, haunted doll and puppet movies

Have done a HTF thread search and can not find any threads about films which have plots involving ventriloquism, ventriloquism dummies, haunted dolls and puppets. Wasn't sure what to call the thread.

Know of the Child's Play film series and the films Dead of Night (1945) (one of the episodes featured a ventrilouquist and his dummy), Dead Silence (2007) and Dolls (1987) (Dolls is available on Region 1 from MGM).

Can anyone recommend any other films?

Knew there was another familiar one I'd forgot! Checked Amazon UK for it recently, as there is a Region 2 two-disc edition of Magic (which is OOP).

The Great Gabbo (1929)...this is reminding me of the Simpsons episode "Krusty Gets Cancelled".

Devil Doll (1964)....will check out the Mystery Science Theater release.

Possibly might get The Twilight Zone on (Region 2) DVD.

Cathy's Curse (1977) sounds very good, as does Curtains (1983).

Thanks for the replies so far. Thought it might generate some discussion.

Another one which is so obvious I should have remembered it, the X Files episode "Bunghoney" (formerly "Chinga"), written by Stephen King and a solo case for Scully where she heads off to (if I remember correctly) a fishing town where people have killed themselves and there's a possessed doll. Remember her having lobster meal and the pencils stuck on the ceiling in Mulder's basement FBI office.

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Originally Posted by BrianRi 

Edgar Bergan and Charlie McCarthy were in a number of movies, although I don't know that I'd say those movies were "about ventriloquism".

Those movies had brief ventriloquism scenes, with them being about something else in general?

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Originally Posted by ahollis 

This was picture always gave me the creeps.  I do enjoy it around Halloween every year.  I have a phobia about ventriloquism dummies as some people have about clowns.  They are just creepy, always just sitting there and staring at you with those dead eyes.

Have a phobia of clowns and ventriloquism dummies as well. It's the eyes and the faces.

The 2-disc edition of Magic (1978) is still available I think.

An episode of UK drama series Heartbeat, called "Class Act" (Series 11, Episode 22 - source: TV.com) included a sub-plot involving the dummy of a deceased ventriloquist. David Stockwell, one of the show's regulars, took on the role of a ventriloquist.

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Originally Posted by MikeDE 

Add Dummy with Adrian Brody and a little horror movie called Triloquist to the list. The Goosebumps series released a couple of the "living dummy" episodes a few years ago. As a professional ventriloquist I enjoy these, but most of my fellow performers abhor them, except for the Bergen films and Paul Winchell in Stop, Look, and Laugh.

Triloquist (2008) is a bargain on Amazon.com at the moment. Have had a look at the "editorial review" on the Amazon.com listing page for a Region 1 release (it's a synopsis). That ventriloquist dummy looks creepy on the front cover.

EDIT: Triloquist is being shown in the UK on Horror channel next week.

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Originally Posted by MattH. 

Oh, there is that masterful episode on Alfred Hitchcock Presents titled "The Glass Eye" in which Jessica Tandy falls in love with a ventriloquist The Great Calody. I think this episode won an Emmy for direction. I just this second remembered it.

Alfred Hitchcock Presents is a classic/vintage series I've been meaning to see on DVD for a while now. "The Glass Eye" was the third season premiere (October 1957).

Jackboots on Whitehall (2010) looks like a decent comedy film with puppets.