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The Comic
A funny new motion picture that tells Hollywood like it was!
6.1(12)19691h 35m
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
- Writers
- Carl Reiner,Aaron Ruben
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Cast

Dick Van Dyke
Billy Bright

Michele Lee
Mary Gibson

Mickey Rooney
Cockeye

Cornel Wilde
Frank Powers

Nina Wayne
Sybil Atlas

Pert Kelton
Mama Bell

Steve Allen
Steve Allen

Barbara Heller
Ginger

Ed Peck
Edwin G. Englehardt

Jeannine Riley
Lorraine Bell

Gavin MacLeod
1st Director

Jay Novello
Miguel
Craig Huebing
Doctor

Paulene Myers
Phoebe

Fritz Feld
Armand

Jerome Cowan
Lawrence

Isabel Sanford
Woman

Jeff Donnell
Nurse

Carl Reiner
Al Schilling
Howard Dayton
Ketchup Man

Maurice Dallimore
Lord Faversham

Mantan Moreland
Passerby at Billy's Funeral (unbilled)
Frank Adamo
Minor Role (uncredited)
Lillian Adams
Old Lady (uncredited)
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Crew
Directing
- Carl ReinerDirector
Writing
- Carl ReinerScreenplay
- Aaron RubenWriter
Production
- Carl ReinerProducer
- Russell SaundersUnit Production Manager
- Aaron RubenProducer
Camera
- W. Wallace KelleyDirector of Photography
- Donald C. GlounerSecond Unit Director of Photography
Editing
- Adrienne FazanEditor
Sound
- Jack ElliottOriginal Music Composer
- Charles J. RiceSound Supervisor
- Les FresholtzSound
- Arthur PiantadosiSound
Art
- Walter M. SimondsProduction Design
- Morris HoffmanSet Decoration
- Wayne FitzgeraldTitle Designer
Costume & Make-Up
- Guy C. VerhilleCostume Design
- Ben LaneMakeup Supervisor
- Virginia JonesHairstylist