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RED SKELTON'S HOWLING HIT ABOUT HOLLYWOOD!
In 1915, Kansas theatre usher Merton Gill is a rabid silent-movie fan. When he brings Mammoth Studios free publicity by imitating star Lawrence Rupert's heroics, they bring him to Hollywood to generate another headline; he thinks he'll get a movie contract. Disillusioned, he haunts the casting offices, where he meets and is consoled by Phyllis Montague, bit player and stunt-woman. When Merton finally gets his "break," though, it's not quite what he envisioned.Read moreLess
In 1915, Kansas theatre usher Merton Gill is a rabid silent-movie fan. When he brings Mammoth Studios free publicity by imitating star Lawrence Rupert's heroics, they bring him to Hollywood to generate another headline; he thinks he'll get a movie contract. Disillusioned, he haunts the casting offices, where he meets and is consoled by Phyllis Montague, bit player and stunt-woman. When Merton finally gets his "break," though, it's not quite what he envisioned.
The story
In 1915, Kansas theatre usher Merton Gill is a rabid silent-movie fan. When he brings Mammoth Studios free publicity by imitating star Lawrence Rupert's heroics, they bring him to Hollywood to generate another headline; he thinks he'll get a movie contract. Disillusioned, he haunts the casting offices, where he meets and is consoled by Phyllis Montague, bit player and stunt-woman. When Merton finally gets his "break," though, it's not quite what he envisioned.
Cast & crew
Red SkeltonMerton Gill aka Clifford Armytage
Virginia O'BrienPhyllis Montague
Gloria GrahameBeulah Baxter
Leon AmesLawrence Rupert
Alan MowbrayFrank Mulvaney
Charles D. BrownJeff Baird
Hugo HaasVon Strutt - Director
Harry HaydenMr. Gashwiler
Tom TroutMarty
Douglas FowleyPhil
Dick WesselChick
Morris AnkrumGoodfellow's Club Manager (uncredited)Explore the crew
- Director
- Robert Alton
- Writer
- Lou Breslow
- Writer
- George Wells