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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.



The Comic (1969)
Released: 02 Oct 1970
Runtime: 94 min
Rated: M
Director: Carl Reiner
Writer(s): Carl Reiner, Aaron Ruben
Actors: Dick Van Dyke, Michele Lee, Mickey Rooney, Cornel Wilde
IMDB Ratings: 6.7



Plot: A fictionalized 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.