The Comic
1969 · Movie · 94 min. · United States
A fictionalized 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.
Direction Carl Reiner
Cast Dick Van Dyke · Michele Lee · Mickey Rooney · Cornel Wilde · Nina Wayne · Pert Kelton · Steve Allen · Barbara Heller · Ed Peck · Jeannine Riley · Gavin MacLeod · Jay Novello
Soundtrack Jack Elliott
Screenplay Carl Reiner · Aaron Ruben
Cinematography W. Wallace Kelley
Original title The Comic
6.2
35 votes (FilmAffinity)
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