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The Comic

The Comic

(1969)

Overview

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.

Featured Crew

  1. Director : Carl Reiner
  2. Producer : Carl Reiner,Aaron Ruben
  3. Writer : Aaron Ruben
  4. Editor : Adrienne Fazan
  5. 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,Craig Huebing,Paulene Myers,Fritz Feld,Jerome Cowan,Isabel Sanford,Jeff Donnell,Carl Reiner,Howard Dayton,Maurice Dallimore,Mantan Moreland,Frank Adamo,Lillian Adams,Priscilla Ann,Robert Ball,Rex Benson,Mel Berger,Jack Berle,Frank Biro,Nick Borgani,William Boyce,Paul Bradley,Peter Brocco,Linda Burton,Patrick Campbell,Calvin Coolidge,Suzanne Covington,Billy Curtis,Luis Delgado,Peter Eastman,Joyce Easton,Geoff Edwards,Lynn Fields,Harry Fleer,Paul Frees,Leonard Frey,Sig Frohlich,Ben Frommer,Dee Gardner,Eddie Garrett,Bobby Gilbert,The Great John L.,Clive Halliday,Alvin Hammer,Carter Harbaugh,Andre Hemmers,Brick Huston,Scott James,Stardedt Kaava,Lou Kane,Suzie Kaye,Kenner G. Kemp,Walter Kightly,Joseph La Cava,Ethelreda Leopold,Marilyn Malloy,Alan Marston,Frank Mathias,Kres Mersky,Celeste Michaels,Howard Morris,Ottola Nesmith,William H. O'Brien,Angel Pine,Murray Pollack,Ward Ramsey,Bob Rhodes,Christopher Ross,Mark Russell,Paul Russell,Cosmo Sardo,Joe Sawyers,Jeffrey Sayre,Johnny Silver,Ralph Smiley,Irene Tedrow,Viki Vigen,Johnny Weissmüller,Jean Willes,Dick Winslow,Bill Zuckert

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Original TitleThe Comic

Status Released

Release Information

  • 1969-11-19

Original LanguageEnglish

Runtime 01h 35m

Production CompaniesAcre Enterprises

Genres

  • Comedy
  • Drama

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