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

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