The Comic (1969)
An account of the rise and fall of a silent film comic, Billy Bright. The movie begins with his funeral, as he speaks from beyond the grave in a bitter tone about his fate, and takes us through his fame, as he ruins it with womanizing and drink, and his fall, as a lonely, bitter old man unable to reconcile his life's disappointments. The movie is based loosely on the life of Buster Keaton.
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Dick Van Dyke
as Billy Bright
as Billy Bright
Michele Lee
as Mary Gibson
as Mary Gibson
Mickey Rooney
as Cockeye
as Cockeye
Cornel Wilde
as Frank Powers
as Frank Powers
Nina Wayne
as Sybil Atlas
as Sybil Atlas
Pert Kelton
as Mama Bell
as Mama Bell
Steve Allen
as Steve Allen
as Steve Allen
Barbara Heller
as Ginger
as Ginger
Ed Peck
as Edwin G. Englehardt
as Edwin G. Englehardt
Jeannine Riley
as Lorraine Bell
as Lorraine Bell
Gavin MacLeod
as 1st Director
as 1st Director
Jay Novello
as Miguel
as Miguel
Craig Huebing
as Doctor
as Doctor
Paulene Myers
as Phoebe
as Phoebe
Fritz Feld
as Armand
as Armand
Jerome Cowan
as Lawrence
as Lawrence
Isabel Sanford
as Woman
as Woman
Jeff Donnell
as Nurse
as Nurse
Carl Reiner
as Al Schilling
as Al Schilling
Howard Dayton
as Ketchup Man
as Ketchup Man
Maurice Dallimore
as Lord Faversham
as Lord Faversham
Mantan Moreland
as Passerby at Billy's Funeral (unbilled)
as Passerby at Billy's Funeral (unbilled)
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Carl Reiner
Screenplay
Screenplay
Carl Reiner
Director
Director
Jack Elliott
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
W. Wallace Kelley
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Guy C. Verhille
Costume Design
Costume Design
Carl Reiner
Producer
Producer
Walter M. Simonds
Production Design
Production Design
Morris Hoffman
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
Adrienne Fazan
Editor
Editor
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