The Comic
Release Date: 1969-11-19
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.
Rating: 5.9 / 10
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
Crew
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Carl Reiner - Director
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Carl Reiner - Screenplay
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Morris Hoffman - Set Decoration
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W. Wallace Kelley - Director of Photography
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Guy C. Verhille - Costume Design
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