The Comic (1969)
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.
Comedy, Drama
Cast
- Dick Van Dyke — Billy Bright
- Michele Lee — Mary Gibson
- Mickey Rooney — Cockeye
- Cornel Wilde — Frank Powers
- Nina Wayne — Sybil Atlas
- Pert Kelton — Mama Bell
- Steve Allen — Steve Allen
- Barbara Heller — Ginger
- Ed Peck — Edwin G. Englehardt
- Jeannine Riley — Lorraine Bell
- Gavin MacLeod — 1st Director
- Jay Novello — Miguel
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