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6.1An 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.
Released: 1969-11-1995 minDir: Carl ReinerComedy, Drama
Cast
- 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
Themes
- silent film star
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Ratings
IMDb
6.4/10
964 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
67%
- Year
- 1969
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Rated
- M/PG
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 94
- FilmAffinity ID
- 192764
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- publication date
- 1969-01-01
- title
- The Comic
- review score
- 7.2/10
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IMDb
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silent film
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Charlie Chaplin
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International Standard Book Number
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alcoholism
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funeral
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Buster Keaton
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Carl Reiner
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adultery
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Columbia Pictures
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Rotten Tomatoes
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Harold Lloyd
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OCLC, Inc.
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Mickey Rooney
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VHS
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detergent
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Stan Laurel
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talk show
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Oliver Hardy
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vaudeville
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Categories
1969 American films1969 black comedy films1969 comedy-drama films1969 English-language films1969 filmsAmerican black comedy filmsAmerican comedy-drama filmsColumbia Pictures filmsEnglish-language black comedy filmsEnglish-language comedy-drama filmsFilms about actorsFilms about Hollywood, Los AngelesFilms directed by Carl ReinerFilms scored by Jack Elliott (composer)Films set in 1969Films set in the 1910sFilms set in the 1920sFilms with screenplays by Carl ReinerRotten Tomatoes ID different from WikidataRotten Tomatoes template using name parameterTemplate film date with 2 release dates