The Comic

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.

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Stars: Dick Van Dyke, Michele Lee, Mickey Rooney, Cornel Wilde, Nina Wayne, Pert Kelton

Crew: Carl Reiner (Director), Carl Reiner (Screenplay), Carl Reiner (Producer), Jack Elliott (Original Music Composer), W. Wallace Kelley (Director of Photography), Adrienne Fazan (Editor)

Country: United States of America

Language: English

Studio: Acre Enterprises

Runtime: 95 minutes

Quality: HD

Released: Nov 19, 1969

IMDb: 5.1

Keywords:silent film star

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