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A funny new motion picture that tells Hollywood like it was!Plot:
Story of a brilliant silent-film comic whose talent is overshadowed by his ego. full summary | add synopsisUser Comments:
great film more (17 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Dick Van Dyke | ... | Billy Bright |
 | Michele Lee | ... | Mary Gibson |
 | Mickey Rooney | ... | Cockeye |
 | Cornel Wilde | ... | Frank Powers |
| Nina Wayne | ... | Sybil |
| Pert Kelton | ... | Mama |
 | Steve Allen | ... | Himself |
| Barbara Heller | ... | Ginger |
| Ed Peck | ... | Edwin G. Englehardt |
| Jeannine Riley | ... | Lorraine |
 | Gavin MacLeod | ... | 1st Director |
| Jay Novello | ... | Miguel |
| Craig Huebing | ... | Doctor |
| Paulene Myers | ... | Phoebe |
| Fritz Feld | ... | Armand |
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In his autobiography, Carl Reiner said he intended this as a vehicle for Dick Van Dyke who had, on the set of their TV show, often expressed the wish that he had been working at the same time as comedy legends such as his hero Stan Laurel. moreFAQ
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I had a chance to see this film several times before but i always passed it up. I'm glad i finally watched it. I don't know that much about the silent film comedians but i have seen a few of Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton's films. This movie stars Dick Van Dyke as a silent film comedian and Mickey Rooney plays his sidekick. Michele Lee plays his co-star and wife. Things are going good for several years in which he has hit after hit. But things go wrong after his wife finds out he's cheating on her and they get divorced. He ends up drinking a lot and when the talking pictures come around, he finds he's out of a job. 40 years go by and it shows him as an old man who is working in commercials. It's a really great film and it was directed by Carl Reiner.