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.
Top Billed Cast
Dick Van Dyke
Billy Bright
Michele Lee
Mary Gibson
Mickey Rooney
Cockeye
Cornel Wilde
Frank Powers
Nina Wayne
Sybil Atlas
Featured Crew
Carl Reiner
Director
Carl Reiner
Screenplay
Morris Hoffman
Set Decoration
W. Wallace Kelley
Director of Photography
Guy C. Verhille
Costume Design
Jack Elliott
Original Music Composer
Adrienne Fazan
Editor
Walter M. Simonds
Production Design
Carl Reiner
Producer
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