Merton of the Movies
Robert Alton1947-10-11
RED SKELTON'S HOWLING HIT ABOUT HOLLYWOOD!
6.8
82 min
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
| Name | Character | Team | |
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Red Skelton | Merton Gill aka Clifford Armytage | Unowned |
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Virginia O'Brien | Phyllis Montague | Unowned |
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Gloria Grahame | Beulah Baxter | Unowned |
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Leon Ames | Lawrence Rupert | Unowned |
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Alan Mowbray | Frank Mulvaney | Unowned |
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Charles D. Brown | Jeff Baird | Unowned |
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Hugo Haas | Von Strutt - Director | Unowned |
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Harry Hayden | Mr. Gashwiler | Unowned |
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Tom Trout | Marty | Unowned |
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Douglas Fowley | Phil | Unowned |
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Dick Wessel | Chick | Unowned |
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Morris Ankrum | Goodfellow's Club Manager (uncredited) | Unowned |
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King Baggot | Man in Audience (uncredited) | Unowned |
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William Benedict | Von Strutt's Assistant (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Oliver Blake | Mr. Purdie (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Chester Conklin | Keystone Kop (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Jim Davis | Von Strutt's Assistant (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Hal K. Dawson | Gus Blanchard - Agent (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Franklyn Farnum | Man Raising Theatre Curtain (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Mitchell Lewis | Set Guard (uncredited) | Unowned |
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George Magrill | Gateman - Mammoth Studios (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Frank Marlowe | Ernie - Prop Man (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Robert Emmett O'Connor | Mac - Restaurant Counterman (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Constance Purdy | Landlady (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Gordon Richards | Kristen - Beulah's Butler (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Tim Ryan | Mammoth Studio's Night guard (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Almira Sessions | Mammoth Studio's Nurse (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Celia Travers | Secretary (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Mary Treen | Gladys (uncredited) | Unowned |