The Comic
Carl Reiner1969-11-19
A funny new motion picture that tells Hollywood like it was!
5.9
95 min
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
| Name | Character | Team | |
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Dick Van Dyke | Billy Bright | Unowned |
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Michele Lee | Mary Gibson | Unowned |
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Mickey Rooney | Cockeye | Unowned |
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Cornel Wilde | Frank Powers | Unowned |
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Nina Wayne | Sybil Atlas | Unowned |
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Pert Kelton | Mama Bell | Unowned |
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Steve Allen | Steve Allen | Unowned |
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Barbara Heller | Ginger | Unowned |
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Ed Peck | Edwin G. Englehardt | Unowned |
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Jeannine Riley | Lorraine Bell | Unowned |
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Gavin MacLeod | 1st Director | Unowned |
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Jay Novello | Miguel | Unowned |
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Craig Huebing | Doctor | Unowned |
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Paulene Myers | Phoebe | Unowned |
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Fritz Feld | Armand | Unowned |
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Jerome Cowan | Lawrence | Unowned |
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Isabel Sanford | Woman | Unowned |
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Jeff Donnell | Nurse | Unowned |
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Carl Reiner | Al Schilling | Unowned |
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Howard Dayton | Ketchup Man | Unowned |
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Maurice Dallimore | Lord Faversham | Unowned |
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Mantan Moreland | Passerby at Billy's Funeral (unbilled) | Unowned |