Movie
The Comic
Released: November 19, 1969 (1969)
Runtime: 95 minutes
Genres: Comedy, Drama
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.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Pert Kelton as Mama Bell
Age at release: 62
- Cornel Wilde as Frank Powers
Age at release: 57
- Ed Peck as Edwin G. Englehardt
Age at release: 52
- Mickey Rooney as Cockeye
Age at release: 49
- Steve Allen as Steve Allen
Age at release: 47
- Dick Van Dyke as Billy Bright
Age at release: 43
- Jeannine Riley as Lorraine Bell
Age at release: 29
- Michele Lee as Mary Gibson
Age at release: 27
- Nina Wayne as Sybil Atlas
Age at release: 26
- Barbara Heller as Ginger
Age at release: Unknown
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- Jerome Cowan as Lawrence
Age at release: 72
- Fritz Feld as Armand
Age at release: 69
- Mantan Moreland as Passerby at Billy's Funeral (unbilled)
Age at release: 67
- Jay Novello as Miguel
Age at release: 65
- Jack Berle as Minor Role (uncredited)
Age at release: 65
- Maurice Dallimore as Lord Faversham
Age at release: 57
- Paulene Myers as Phoebe
Age at release: 56
- Frank Biro as Fred - Director (uncredited)
Age at release: 55
- Isabel Sanford as Woman
Age at release: 52
- Jeff Donnell as Nurse
Age at release: 48
- Carl Reiner as Al Schilling
Age at release: 47
- Lillian Adams as Old Lady (uncredited)
Age at release: 47
- Howard Dayton as Ketchup Man
Age at release: 42
- Craig Huebing as Doctor
Age at release: 40
- Gavin MacLeod as 1st Director
Age at release: 38
- Frank Adamo as Minor Role (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown
- Priscilla Ann as Consuela (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown
- Robert Ball as Mike Fields (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown
- Rex Benson as Minor Role (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown
- Mel Berger as Fatso / Dental Patient (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown