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

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