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The Comic (1969)

Overview

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.
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Carl Reiner profile
Carl Reiner

Director

Carl Reiner profile
Carl Reiner

Screenplay

Cast

Dick Van Dyke profile
Dick Van Dyke

Billy Bright

Michele Lee profile
Michele Lee

Mary Gibson

Mickey Rooney profile
Mickey Rooney

Cockeye

Cornel Wilde profile
Cornel Wilde

Frank Powers

Nina Wayne profile
Nina Wayne

Sybil Atlas

Pert Kelton profile
Pert Kelton

Mama Bell

Steve Allen profile
Steve Allen

Steve Allen

Barbara Heller profile
Barbara Heller

Ginger

Ed Peck profile
Ed Peck

Edwin G. Englehardt

Jeannine Riley profile
Jeannine Riley

Lorraine Bell

Gavin MacLeod profile
Gavin MacLeod

1st Director

Jay Novello profile
Jay Novello

Miguel

Dick Van Dyke profile
Dick Van Dyke

Billy Bright

Michele Lee profile
Michele Lee

Mary Gibson

Mickey Rooney profile
Mickey Rooney

Cockeye

Cornel Wilde profile
Cornel Wilde

Frank Powers

Nina Wayne profile
Nina Wayne

Sybil Atlas

Pert Kelton profile
Pert Kelton

Mama Bell

Steve Allen profile
Steve Allen

Steve Allen

Barbara Heller profile
Barbara Heller

Ginger

Ed Peck profile
Ed Peck

Edwin G. Englehardt

Jeannine Riley profile
Jeannine Riley

Lorraine Bell

Gavin MacLeod profile
Gavin MacLeod

1st Director

Jay Novello profile
Jay Novello

Miguel

Extra

Release Date

November 19, 1969

Original Language

English

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

Acre Enterprises logo

Available On

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Dick van Dyke - The Comic (1969)

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