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The Comic (1969)Story of a brilliant silent-film comic whose talent is overshadowed by his ego. Director:Carl Reiner |
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| Dick Van Dyke | ... |
William Simon aka Billy Bright
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| Michele Lee | ... |
Mary Gibson
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Martin 'Cockeye' Van Buren
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Frank Powers
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Nina Wayne | ... |
Sybil Atlas
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Pert Kelton | ... |
Mama Bell
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| Steve Allen | ... |
Steve Allen
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Barbara Heller | ... |
Ginger
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Ed Peck | ... |
Edwin G. Englehardt
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Jeannine Riley | ... |
Lorraine Margaret Bell
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Jay Novello | ... |
Miguel
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Craig Huebing | ... |
Doctor
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Paulene Myers | ... |
Phoebe
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Fritz Feld | ... |
Armand
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Storyline
A fictionalized 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. Written by Gary Dickerson <slug@mail.utexas.edu>
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(Mexico) See more »Also Known As:
El cómico See more »Company Credits
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While starring in The Dick Van Dyke Show, Van Dyke called up Stan Laurel to ask for permission to do a Laurel & Hardy bit in an episode. Laurel told him that neither he nor Hardy's heirs owned the rights to the characters. Van Dyke and Reiner were horrified that Laurel didn't even own the rights to his own face, and this picture is the result. See more »
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