The Comic
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Directed by Carl Reiner
A funny new motion picture that tells Hollywood like it was!
The story
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.
Cast & crew
Dick Van DykeBilly Bright
Michele LeeMary Gibson
Mickey RooneyCockeye
Cornel WildeFrank Powers
Nina WayneSybil Atlas
Pert KeltonMama Bell
Steve AllenSteve Allen
Barbara HellerGinger
Ed PeckEdwin G. Englehardt
Jeannine RileyLorraine Bell
Gavin MacLeod1st Director
Jay NovelloMiguelExplore the crew
- Director
- Carl Reiner
- Screenplay
- Carl Reiner
- Director of Photography
- W. Wallace Kelley
- Original Music Composer
- Jack Elliott
- Editor
- Adrienne Fazan
- Producer
- Carl Reiner
- Writer
- Aaron Ruben
- Producer
- Aaron Ruben