Lenny Bruce: Without Tears

Synopsis

The outrageous, groundbreaking comic Lenny Bruce, whose iconoclastic material in a conservative era got him into tragic trouble, is profiled by a close friend, Fred Baker, who prefers to remember the laughs Lenny Bruce's memory evokes instead of the tears. By presenting Bruce's landmark skits on the Steve Allen Show, his failed TV pilot episode and a candid interview with Nat Hentoff, Bruce's genius and anguish show through the dramatic and tragic trajectory of his career from aspiring artist to hunted "lawbreaker".

Main Cast

Lenny Bruce

Himself (archive footage)

Age : 40 | Popularity : 29%

Steve Allen

Himself / DJ (archive footage)

Age : 78 | Popularity : 58%

Fred Baker

Narrator

Age : N/A | Popularity : 4%

Martin Garbus

Himself (archive footage)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 8%

William Glenesk

Himself (archive footage)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 0%

Nat Hentoff

Himself (archive footage)

Age : 91 | Popularity : 5%

Frank Hogan

Himself (archive footage)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 0%

Paul Krassner

Himself (archive footage)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 9%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Writing	Writer	Fred Baker John Parson Barbara Baker
Directing	Director	Fred Baker
Department	Role	Name

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