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The Comic (1969)

The Comic (1969)

Drama Comedy

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

Release Date: 1969, November 19
Directors: Carl Reiner
Countries: United States of America
Production: Acre Enterprises, Acre Enterprises
Cast: Murray Pollack, Ben Frommer, Paul Bradley, Peter Brocco, Ethelreda Leopold, Billy Curtis, Carl Reiner, Steve Allen, Peter Eastman, Dick Van Dyke, Mickey Rooney, Jay Novello

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.

Keywords:

silent film star