The Comic

Name: The Comic
Cast: Dick Van Dyke, Michele Lee, Mickey Rooney, Cornel Wilde, Nina Wayne

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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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Cast & Crew

Director: Carl ReinerWriter: Aaron Ruben

Dick Van Dyke

as Billy Bright

Michele Lee

as Mary Gibson

Mickey Rooney

as Cockeye

Cornel Wilde

as Frank Powers

Nina Wayne

as Sybil Atlas

Pert Kelton

as Mama Bell

Steve Allen

as Steve Allen

Barbara Heller

as Ginger

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