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

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.

Top Cast

  • Dick Van Dyke

    Dick Van Dyke

    Billy Bright

  • Michele Lee

    Michele Lee

    Mary Gibson

  • Mickey Rooney

    Mickey Rooney

    Cockeye

  • Cornel Wilde

    Cornel Wilde

    Frank Powers

  • Nina Wayne

    Nina Wayne

    Sybil Atlas

  • Pert Kelton

    Pert Kelton

    Mama Bell

  • Steve Allen

    Steve Allen

    Steve Allen

  • Barbara Heller

    Barbara Heller

    Ginger

  • Ed Peck

    Ed Peck

    Edwin G. Englehardt

Overview

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.

Rating

6.1 / 10
12 Reviews
1 Popular

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