The Comic
Summary:
Carl Reiner directed and co-wrote this comedy-drama which tells the tale of a silent screen comedian whose talent doesn't quite outstrip his knack for self-sabotage. Billy Bright (Dick Van Dyke) narrates the story from his coffin, as he looks back on his life and career during his shabby funeral. In the early 1920s, vaudeville comic Bright goes to California to break into ... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Dick Van Dyke - (Billy Bright)
Michele Lee - (Mary Gibson)
Mickey Rooney - (Cockeye)
Cornel Wilde - (Frank Powers)
Nina Wayne - (Sybil)
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Review:
Branching out from his television success with Dick Van Dyke, Carl Reiner crafted the story of Billy Bright, a brilliant silent-film comedian whose talent was overshadowed only by his ego and his thirst for alcohol. Billy's remembrances of his glorious past from his bottom-of-the-rung existence is the central plot of The Comic. Combining e... Continue >>
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