The Comic Trailer

The Comic Trailer (1969)

"A funny new motion picture that tells Hollywood like it was!" 19 November 1969 Drama, Comedy 95 mins

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.

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Cast

Dick Van Dyke

as Billy Bright

Michele Lee

as Mary Gibson

Mickey Rooney

as Cockeye

Cornel Wilde

as Frank Powers

Nina Wayne

as Sybil Atlas

Pert Kelton

as Mama Bell

Steve Allen

as Steve Allen

Ed Peck

as Edwin G. Englehardt

Jeannine Riley

as Lorraine Bell

Gavin MacLeod

as 1st Director

Jay Novello

as Miguel

Craig Huebing

as Doctor

Paulene Myers

as Phoebe

Fritz Feld

as Armand

Jerome Cowan

as Lawrence

Crew

Carl Reiner

Director

Morris Hoffman

Morris Hoffman Set Decoration

W. Wallace Kelley

W. Wallace Kelley Director of Photography

Guy C. Verhille

Guy C. Verhille Costume Design

Jack Elliott

Original Music Composer

Walter M. Simonds

Walter M. Simonds Production Design

Carl Reiner

Carl Reiner Producer

Russell Saunders

Russell Saunders Unit Production Manager

Donald C. Glouner

Donald C. Glouner Second Unit Director of Photography

Ben Lane

Ben Lane Makeup Supervisor

Virginia Jones

Virginia Jones Hairstylist

Wayne Fitzgerald

Wayne Fitzgerald Title Designer

Charles J. Rice

Charles J. Rice Sound Supervisor

International Releases Dates

Mexico 02 October 1970

United States 19 November 1969

Production Companies

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