The Comic

A funny new motion picture that tells Hollywood like it was!

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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.

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Creators

Carl Reiner

director

Carl Reiner

writer

Aaron Ruben

writer

Cast

Dick Van Dyke actor Michele Lee actor Mickey Rooney actor

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Cornel Wilde actor Nina Wayne actor

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Pert Kelton actor Steve Allen actor

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Barbara Heller actor Ed Peck actor Jeannine Riley actor Gavin MacLeod actor Jay Novello actor

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Craig Huebing actor Paulene Myers actor Fritz Feld actor Jerome Cowan actor Isabel Sanford actor Jeff Donnell actor Carl Reiner actor

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Howard Dayton actor