The Comic
★ 6.1·1969·1h 35min·Comedy and Drama
A funny new motion picture that tells Hollywood like it was!
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.
- Director
- Carl Reiner
- Original language
- English
- Status
- Released (Nov 19, 1969)
Cast
40 people
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
Gavin MacLeod1st Director
Jay NovelloMiguel
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- CHCraig HuebingDoctor
Paulene MyersPhoebe
Fritz FeldArmand- JCJerome CowanLawrence
Isabel SanfordWoman
Jeff DonnellNurse
Carl ReinerAl Schilling- HDHoward DaytonKetchup Man
Maurice DallimoreLord Faversham
Mantan MorelandPasserby at Billy's Funeral (unbilled)- FAFrank AdamoMinor Role (uncredited)
- LALillian AdamsOld Lady (uncredited)
- PAPriscilla AnnConsuela (uncredited)
- RBRobert BallMike Fields (uncredited)
Rex BensonMinor Role (uncredited)- MBMel BergerFatso / Dental Patient (uncredited)
Jack BerleMinor Role (uncredited)- FBFrank BiroFred - Director (uncredited)
- NBNick BorganiPremiere Guest (uncredited)
William BoyceMinor Role (uncredited)- PBPaul BradleyFuneral Guest (uncredited)
Peter BroccoMinister (uncredited)- LBLinda BurtonMinor Role (uncredited)
- PCPatrick CampbellFuneral Director (uncredited)
Calvin CoolidgeHimself (archive footage, uncredited)- SCSuzanne CovingtonMinor Role (uncredited)
Billy CurtisLifeguard in Film (uncredited)
Luis DelgadoMinor Role (uncredited)
