The Comic

The Comic (1969)

A funny new motion picture that tells Hollywood like it was!

  • Genre: Comedy, Drama
  • Release Date: 1969-11-19
  • User Rating: 5.9/10 from 11 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 35min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Acre Enterprises
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Carl Reiner
star 5.9/10
From 11 Ratings
6.4

Summary

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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  • 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

  • Ed Peck

    as Edwin G. Englehardt

  • Jeannine Riley

    as Lorraine Bell

  • Gavin MacLeod

    as 1st Director

  • Jay Novello

    as Miguel

  • Craig Huebing

    as Doctor

  • Paulene Myers

    as Phoebe

  • Fritz Feld

    as Armand

  • Jerome Cowan

    as Lawrence

  • Isabel Sanford

    as Woman

  • Jeff Donnell

    as Nurse

  • Carl Reiner

    as Al Schilling

  • Howard Dayton

    as Ketchup Man

  • Maurice Dallimore

    as Lord Faversham

  • Mantan Moreland

    as Passerby at Billy's Funeral (unbilled)

  • Frank Adamo

    as Minor Role (uncredited)

  • Lillian Adams

    as Old Lady (uncredited)

  • Priscilla Ann

    as Consuela (uncredited)

  • Robert Ball

    as Mike Fields (uncredited)

  • Rex Benson

    as Minor Role (uncredited)

  • Mel Berger

    as Fatso / Dental Patient (uncredited)

  • Jack Berle

    as Minor Role (uncredited)

  • Frank Biro

    as Fred - Director (uncredited)

  • Nick Borgani

    as Premiere Guest (uncredited)

  • William Boyce

    as Minor Role (uncredited)

  • Paul Bradley

    as Funeral Guest (uncredited)

  • Peter Brocco

    as Minister (uncredited)

  • Linda Burton

    as Minor Role (uncredited)

  • Patrick Campbell

    as Funeral Director (uncredited)

  • Calvin Coolidge

    as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • Suzanne Covington

    as Minor Role (uncredited)

  • Billy Curtis

    as Lifeguard in Film (uncredited)

  • Luis Delgado

    as Minor Role (uncredited)

  • Peter Eastman

    as Screening Room Executive (uncredited)

  • Joyce Easton

    as French Maid (uncredited)

  • Geoff Edwards

    as Late Night Movie Host (uncredited)

  • Lynn Fields

    as Mailbox Gag (uncredited)

  • Harry Fleer

    as Cop (uncredited)

  • Paul Frees

    as Newsreel Narrator / Commerical Announcer / Man in Restaurant (voice)

  • Leonard Frey

    as Talk Show Guest (uncredited)

  • Sig Frohlich

    as Minor Role (uncredited)

  • Ben Frommer

    as Mexican Barfly (uncredited)

  • Dee Gardner

    as Minor Role (uncredited)

  • Eddie Garrett

    as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

  • Bobby Gilbert

    as Minor Role (uncredited)

  • The Great John L.

    as Burly Man (uncredited)

  • Clive Halliday

    as Butler (uncredited)

  • Alvin Hammer

    as Cameraman (uncredited)

  • Carter Harbaugh

    as Tommy (uncredited)

  • Andre Hemmers

    as Minor Role (uncredited)

  • Brick Huston

    as Still Photographer (uncredited)

  • Scott James

    as Billy Jr. (uncredited)

  • Stardedt Kaava

    as Minor Role (uncredited)

  • Lou Kane

    as Storekeeper (uncredited)

  • Suzie Kaye

    as Amanda Lou Phipps (uncredited)

  • Kenner G. Kemp

    as Theatre Doorman (uncredited)

  • Walter Kightly

    as Minor Role (uncredited)

  • Joseph La Cava

    as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

  • Ethelreda Leopold

    as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

  • Marilyn Malloy

    as Nurse (uncredited)

  • Alan Marston

    as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

  • Frank Mathias

    as Hearse Driver (uncredited)

  • Kres Mersky

    as Bathing Beauty (uncredited)

  • Celeste Michaels

    as Girl in Miniskirt (uncredited)

  • Howard Morris

    as Pedestrian Gag Man in 'Love Honor and Oh Boy' (uncredited)

  • Ottola Nesmith

    as Housekeeper (uncredited)

  • William H. O'Brien

    as Funeral Guest (uncredited)

  • Angel Pine

    as Minor Role (uncredited)

  • Murray Pollack

    as Wedding Guest (uncredited)

  • Ward Ramsey

    as Officer (uncredited)

  • Bob Rhodes

    as Cameraman (uncredited)

  • Christopher Ross

    as Musician (uncredited)

  • Mark Russell

    as Minor Role (uncredited)

  • Paul Russell

    as Funeral Guest (uncredited)

  • Cosmo Sardo

    as Pallbearer at Funeral (uncredited)

  • Joe Sawyers

    as Driver (uncredited)

  • Jeffrey Sayre

    as Pallbearer at Funeral (uncredited)

  • Johnny Silver

    as Little Man (uncredited)

  • Ralph Smiley

    as Hot Dog Man (uncredited)

  • Irene Tedrow

    as Billy's Mother in 'Forget Me Not' (uncredited)

  • Viki Vigen

    as Little Girl (uncredited)

  • Johnny Weissmüller

    as Jungle Jim (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • Jean Willes

    as Denise in Film Clip (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • Dick Winslow

    as Organist (uncredited)

  • Bill Zuckert

    as Prison Warden in Film (uncredited)
Directing Carl Reiner Director
Writing Carl Reiner Screenplay
Art Morris Hoffman Set Decoration
Camera W. Wallace Kelley Director of Photography
Costume & Make-Up Guy C. Verhille Costume Design
Sound Jack Elliott Original Music Composer
Editing Adrienne Fazan Editor
Art Walter M. Simonds Production Design
Production Carl Reiner Producer
Production Russell Saunders Unit Production Manager
Camera Donald C. Glouner Second Unit Director of Photography
Costume & Make-Up Ben Lane Makeup Supervisor
Costume & Make-Up Virginia Jones Hairstylist
Art Wayne Fitzgerald Title Designer
Sound Charles J. Rice Sound Supervisor
Sound Les Fresholtz Sound
Sound Arthur Piantadosi Sound
Writing Aaron Ruben Writer
Production Aaron Ruben Producer

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