The Comic

The Comic

94 mins | Drama, Comedy | Nov. 19, 1969

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.

The Comic

94 mins | Drama, Comedy | Nov. 19, 1969

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.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers Acre Enterprises
Original title The Comic
Directors Carl Reiner
Writers Carl Reiner

Cast

Dick Van Dyke

as William Simon aka Billy Bright

Michele Lee

as Mary Gibson

Mickey Rooney

as Martin "Cockeye" Van Buren

Cornel Wilde

as Frank Powers

Nina Wayne

as Sybil Atlas

Pert Kelton

as Mama Bell

Steve Allen

as Steve Allen

Ed Peck

as Edwin G. Englehardt

Jeannine Riley

as Lorraine Margaret Bell

Gavin MacLeod

as 1st Director

Jay Novello

as Miguel

Craig Huebing

as Doctor

Paulene Myers

as Phoebe

Fritz Feld

as Armand

Jerome Cowan

as Lawrence

Isabel Sanford

as Woman in Detergent Commercial (as Isabell Sanford)

Jeff Donnell

as Nurse

Carl Reiner

as Al Schilling

Barbara Heller

as Ginger