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The Comic (1969)

PG ★ 6.1/10 95 min Comedy, Drama United States English
Director: Carl Reiner
Screenplay by: Carl Reiner
Writer: Aaron Ruben
Streaming: Not available
A funny new motion picture that tells Hollywood like it was!

Description

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.

Top Cast

Dick Van Dyke
Dick Van Dyke Billy Bright
Michele Lee
Michele Lee Mary Gibson
Mickey Rooney
Mickey Rooney Cockeye
Cornel Wilde
Cornel Wilde Frank Powers
Nina Wayne
Nina Wayne Sybil Atlas
Pert Kelton
Pert Kelton Mama Bell
Steve Allen
Steve Allen Steve Allen
Barbara Heller
Barbara Heller Ginger

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