The Comic

The Comic

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

1969-11-19 95 min ★ 6.1

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.

Trailer

Cast

Ethelreda Leopold
Ethelreda Leopold
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Ward Ramsey
Ward Ramsey
Officer (uncredited)
Irene Tedrow
Irene Tedrow
Billy's Mother in 'Forget Me Not' (uncredited)
Jeannine Riley
Jeannine Riley
Lorraine Bell
Luis Delgado
Luis Delgado
Minor Role (uncredited)
Leonard Frey
Leonard Frey
Talk Show Guest (uncredited)
Jean Willes
Jean Willes
Denise in Film Clip (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jay Novello
Jay Novello
Miguel
Howard Morris
Howard Morris
Pedestrian Gag Man in 'Love Honor and Oh Boy' (uncredited)
Dick Winslow
Dick Winslow
Organist (uncredited)
Ed Peck
Ed Peck
Edwin G. Englehardt
Johnny Silver
Johnny Silver
Little Man (uncredited)
Nina Wayne
Nina Wayne
Sybil Atlas
William Boyce
William Boyce
Minor Role (uncredited)
Peter Brocco
Peter Brocco
Minister (uncredited)
Mark Russell
Mark Russell
Minor Role (uncredited)
Johnny Weissmüller
Johnny Weissmüller
Jungle Jim (archive footage) (uncredited)
Pert Kelton
Pert Kelton
Mama Bell
Paul Russell
Paul Russell
Funeral Guest (uncredited)
Isabel Sanford
Isabel Sanford
Woman
Rex Benson
Rex Benson
Minor Role (uncredited)
Paul Frees
Paul Frees
Newsreel Narrator / Commerical Announcer / Man in Restaurant (voice)
Ottola Nesmith
Ottola Nesmith
Housekeeper (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
William H. O'Brien
Funeral Guest (uncredited)
Steve Allen
Steve Allen
Steve Allen
Jack Berle
Jack Berle
Minor Role (uncredited)
Calvin Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Cosmo Sardo
Cosmo Sardo
Pallbearer at Funeral (uncredited)
Dick Van Dyke
Dick Van Dyke
Billy Bright
Barbara Heller
Barbara Heller
Ginger
Gavin MacLeod
Gavin MacLeod
1st Director
Mantan Moreland
Mantan Moreland
Passerby at Billy's Funeral (unbilled)
Michele Lee
Michele Lee
Mary Gibson
Cornel Wilde
Cornel Wilde
Frank Powers
Suzie Kaye
Suzie Kaye
Amanda Lou Phipps (uncredited)
Paulene Myers
Paulene Myers
Phoebe
Maurice Dallimore
Maurice Dallimore
Lord Faversham
Bill Zuckert
Bill Zuckert
Prison Warden in Film (uncredited)
Jeff Donnell
Jeff Donnell
Nurse
Kenner G. Kemp
Kenner G. Kemp
Theatre Doorman (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre
Jeffrey Sayre
Pallbearer at Funeral (uncredited)
Mickey Rooney
Mickey Rooney
Cockeye
Fritz Feld
Fritz Feld
Armand
Carl Reiner
Carl Reiner
Al Schilling
Billy Curtis
Billy Curtis
Lifeguard in Film (uncredited)