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The Comic (1969)

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

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.

Release: 1969-11-19
Runtime: 95 min
Rating: 5.9 / 10
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
Ed Peck
Ed Peck
Edwin G. Englehardt
Jeannine Riley
Jeannine Riley
Lorraine Bell
Gavin MacLeod
Gavin MacLeod
1st Director
Jay Novello
Jay Novello
Miguel
No Image
Craig Huebing
Doctor
Paulene Myers
Paulene Myers
Phoebe
Fritz Feld
Fritz Feld
Armand
Jerome Cowan
Jerome Cowan
Lawrence
Isabel Sanford
Isabel Sanford
Woman
Jeff Donnell
Jeff Donnell
Nurse