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The Comic

The Comic

1969 1h 35m · Comedy, Drama · ★ 6.1

The Comic

A funny new motion picture that tells Hollywood like it was!

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

Screenplay Carl Reiner

Writer Aaron Ruben

Top Billed Cast

Dick Van Dyke

Dick Van Dyke

Billy Bright

Michele Lee

Michele Lee

Mary Gibson

Mickey Rooney

Mickey Rooney

Cockeye

Cornel Wilde

Cornel Wilde

Frank Powers

Nina Wayne

Nina Wayne

Sybil Atlas

Pert Kelton

Pert Kelton

Mama Bell

Steve Allen

Steve Allen

Steve Allen

Barbara Heller

Barbara Heller

Ginger

Ed Peck

Ed Peck

Edwin G. Englehardt

Jeannine Riley

Jeannine Riley

Lorraine Bell

Gavin MacLeod

Gavin MacLeod

1st Director

Jay Novello

Jay Novello

Miguel

Craig Huebing

Doctor

Paulene Myers

Paulene Myers

Phoebe

Fritz Feld

Fritz Feld

Armand

Mick Garris on THE COMIC

Dick van Dyke - The Comic (1969)

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