The Comic
"A funny new motion picture that tells Hollywood like it was!"
Details
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.
Cast & Crew
- Cast:Dick Van Dyke , Michele Lee , Mickey Rooney , Cornel Wilde , Nina Wayne , Pert Kelton , Steve Allen , Barbara Heller
- Director: Carl Reiner
