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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.

Date: 11/19/1969
Rating: 5.9
Cast: Dick Van Dyke, Michele Lee, Mickey Rooney, Cornel Wilde, Nina Wayne, Pert Kelton, Steve Allen, Barbara Heller, Ed Peck, Jeannine Riley, Gavin MacLeod, Jay Novello, Craig Huebing, Paulene Myers, Fritz Feld, Jerome Cowan, Isabel Sanford, Jeff Donnell, Carl Reiner, Howard Dayton, Maurice Dallimore, Mantan Moreland, Frank Adamo, Lillian Adams, Priscilla Ann, Robert Ball, Rex Benson, Mel Berger, Jack Berle, Frank Biro, Nick Borgani, William Boyce, Paul Bradley, Peter Brocco, Linda Burton, Patrick Campbell, Calvin Coolidge, Suzanne Covington, Billy Curtis, Luis Delgado, Peter Eastman, Joyce Easton, Geoff Edwards, Lynn Fields, Harry Fleer, Paul Frees, Leonard Frey, Sig Frohlich, Ben Frommer, Dee Gardner, Eddie Garrett, Bobby Gilbert, The Great John L., Clive Halliday, Alvin Hammer, Carter Harbaugh, Andre Hemmers, Brick Huston, Scott James, Stardedt Kaava, Lou Kane, Suzie Kaye, Kenner G. Kemp, Walter Kightly, Joseph La Cava, Ethelreda Leopold, Marilyn Malloy, Alan Marston, Frank Mathias, Kres Mersky, Celeste Michaels, Howard Morris, Ottola Nesmith, William H. O'Brien, Angel Pine, Murray Pollack, Ward Ramsey, Bob Rhodes, Christopher Ross, Mark Russell, Paul Russell, Cosmo Sardo, Joe Sawyers, Jeffrey Sayre, Johnny Silver, Ralph Smiley, Irene Tedrow, Viki Vigen, Johnny Weissmüller, Jean Willes, Dick Winslow, Bill Zuckert

Dick Van Dyke as Billy Bright in The Comic Dick Van Dyke

Michele Lee as Mary Gibson in The Comic Michele Lee

Mickey Rooney as Cockeye in The Comic Mickey Rooney

Cornel Wilde as Frank Powers in The Comic Cornel Wilde

Nina Wayne as Sybil Atlas in The Comic Nina Wayne

Pert Kelton as Mama Bell in The Comic Pert Kelton

Steve Allen as Steve Allen in The Comic Steve Allen

Barbara Heller as Ginger in The Comic Barbara Heller

Ed Peck as Edwin G. Englehardt in The Comic Ed Peck

Jeannine Riley as Lorraine Bell in The Comic Jeannine Riley

Gavin MacLeod as 1st Director in The Comic Gavin MacLeod

Jay Novello as Miguel in The Comic Jay Novello

Craig Huebing

Paulene Myers as Phoebe in The Comic Paulene Myers

Fritz Feld as Armand in The Comic Fritz Feld

Jerome Cowan as Lawrence in The Comic Jerome Cowan

Isabel Sanford as Woman in The Comic Isabel Sanford

Jeff Donnell as Nurse in The Comic Jeff Donnell

Carl Reiner as Al Schilling in The Comic Carl Reiner

Howard Dayton

Maurice Dallimore as Lord Faversham in The Comic Maurice Dallimore

Mantan Moreland as Passerby at Billy's Funeral (unbilled) in The Comic Mantan Moreland

Frank Adamo

Lillian Adams as Old Lady (uncredited) in The Comic Lillian Adams

Priscilla Ann

Robert Ball

Rex Benson

Mel Berger

Jack Berle as Minor Role (uncredited) in The Comic Jack Berle

Frank Biro

Nick Borgani

William Boyce

Paul Bradley as Funeral Guest (uncredited) in The Comic Paul Bradley

Peter Brocco as Minister (uncredited) in The Comic Peter Brocco

Linda Burton

Patrick Campbell

Calvin Coolidge as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) in The Comic Calvin Coolidge

Suzanne Covington

Billy Curtis as Lifeguard in Film (uncredited) in The Comic Billy Curtis

Luis Delgado as Minor Role (uncredited) in The Comic Luis Delgado

Peter Eastman

Joyce Easton

Geoff Edwards

Lynn Fields

Harry Fleer

Paul Frees as Newsreel Narrator / Commerical Announcer / Man in Restaurant (voice) in The Comic Paul Frees

Leonard Frey as Talk Show Guest (uncredited) in The Comic Leonard Frey

Sig Frohlich

Ben Frommer

Dee Gardner

Eddie Garrett

Bobby Gilbert

The Great John L.

Clive Halliday

Alvin Hammer

Carter Harbaugh

Andre Hemmers

Brick Huston

Scott James

Stardedt Kaava

Lou Kane

Suzie Kaye as Amanda Lou Phipps (uncredited) in The Comic Suzie Kaye

Kenner G. Kemp as Theatre Doorman (uncredited) in The Comic Kenner G. Kemp

Walter Kightly

Joseph La Cava

Ethelreda Leopold as Restaurant Patron (uncredited) in The Comic Ethelreda Leopold

Marilyn Malloy

Alan Marston

Frank Mathias

Kres Mersky

Celeste Michaels

Howard Morris as Pedestrian Gag Man in 'Love Honor and Oh Boy' (uncredited) in The Comic Howard Morris

Ottola Nesmith as Housekeeper (uncredited) in The Comic Ottola Nesmith

William H. O'Brien as Funeral Guest (uncredited) in The Comic William H. O'Brien

Angel Pine

Murray Pollack

Ward Ramsey as Officer (uncredited) in The Comic Ward Ramsey

Bob Rhodes

Christopher Ross

Mark Russell as Minor Role (uncredited) in The Comic Mark Russell

Paul Russell as Funeral Guest (uncredited) in The Comic Paul Russell

Cosmo Sardo as Pallbearer at Funeral (uncredited) in The Comic Cosmo Sardo

Joe Sawyers

Jeffrey Sayre as Pallbearer at Funeral (uncredited) in The Comic Jeffrey Sayre

Johnny Silver as Little Man (uncredited) in The Comic Johnny Silver

Ralph Smiley

Irene Tedrow as Billy's Mother in 'Forget Me Not' (uncredited) in The Comic Irene Tedrow

Viki Vigen

Johnny Weissmüller as Jungle Jim (archive footage) (uncredited) in The Comic Johnny Weissmüller

Jean Willes as Denise in Film Clip (archive footage) (uncredited) in The Comic Jean Willes

Dick Winslow as Organist (uncredited) in The Comic Dick Winslow

Bill Zuckert as Prison Warden in Film (uncredited) in The Comic Bill Zuckert