The Comic

    The Comic
    1969

    Synopsis

    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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    Cast

    • Dick Van DykeBilly Bright
    • Michele LeeMary Gibson
    • Mickey RooneyCockeye
    • Cornel WildeFrank Powers
    • Nina WayneSybil Atlas
    • Pert KeltonMama Bell
    • Steve AllenSteve Allen
    • Barbara HellerGinger
    • Ed PeckEdwin G. Englehardt
    • Jeannine RileyLorraine Bell

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