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The Comic (1969) on VHS
Directed by: Carl Reiner
Comedy / Drama
MoviePG1h 35m
2 editions
Editions
All editions of The Comic (1969)
About the film
“A funny new motion picture that tells Hollywood like it was!”
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.
Cast: Dick Van Dyke, Michele Lee, Mickey Rooney
Production: Acre Enterprises