Merton of the Movies
Release Date: 1947-10-11
Overview: In 1915, Kansas theatre usher Merton Gill is a rabid silent-movie fan. When he brings Mammoth Studios free publicity by imitating star Lawrence Rupert's heroics, they bring him to Hollywood to generate another headline; he thinks he'll get a movie contract. Disillusioned, he haunts the casting offices, where he meets and is consoled by Phyllis Montague, bit player and stunt-woman. When Merton finally gets his "break," though, it's not quite what he envisioned.
Rating: 6.8 / 10
Cast
Red Skelton
as Merton Gill aka Clifford Armytage
Virginia O'Brien
as Phyllis Montague
Gloria Grahame
as Beulah Baxter
Leon Ames
as Lawrence Rupert
Alan Mowbray
as Frank Mulvaney
Crew
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Robert Alton - Director
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Lou Breslow - Writer
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George Wells - Writer
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George S. Kaufman - Theatre Play
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Marc Connelly - Theatre Play
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