The Comic (1969)
Release: November 19, 1969 | Runtime: 1h 35m | Rating: 5.9
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.
A funny new motion picture that tells Hollywood like it was!
Main cast
- Dick Van Dyke as Billy Bright
- Michele Lee as Mary Gibson
- Mickey Rooney as Cockeye
- Cornel Wilde as Frank Powers
- Nina Wayne as Sybil Atlas
- Pert Kelton as Mama Bell
- Steve Allen as Steve Allen
- Barbara Heller as Ginger
- Ed Peck as Edwin G. Englehardt
- Jeannine Riley as Lorraine Bell
- Gavin MacLeod as 1st Director
- Jay Novello as Miguel
- Craig Huebing as Doctor
- Paulene Myers as Phoebe
- Fritz Feld as Armand
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What is The Comic about?
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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