The Comic

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Dick Van Dyke

Billy Bright

Age : 98 | Popularity : 13%

Michele Lee

Mary Gibson

Age : 81 | Popularity : 4%

Mickey Rooney

Cockeye

Age : 93 | Popularity : 16%

Cornel Wilde

Frank Powers

Age : 77 | Popularity : 5%

Nina Wayne

Sybil Atlas

Age : 80 | Popularity : 3%

Pert Kelton

Mama Bell

Age : 61 | Popularity : 4%

Steve Allen

Steve Allen

Age : 78 | Popularity : 5%

Barbara Heller

Ginger

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Writing	Screenplay	Carl Reiner
Directing	Director	Carl Reiner
Production	Producer	Carl Reiner
Editing	Editor	Adrienne Fazan
Art	Production Design	Walter M. Simonds
	Set Decoration	Morris Hoffman
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Guy C. Verhille
Sound	Original Music Composer	Jack Elliott
Camera	Director of Photography	W. Wallace Kelley
Department	Role	Name

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