5.9
El cómico
Titulo original: The Comic
Resumen:
Billy Bright, un conocido cómico de vodevil, llega a Hollywood en la dorada época del cine mudo para convertirse en uno de los más famosos y queridos personajes del público, realizando infinidad de películas. Pero Billy no se parece en nada al personaje que interpreta: es infiel a su mujer Mary, abusa de su ayudante Cockeye y para colmo, para olvidar comienza a beber, lo que hace que su carrera comience a dar tumbos. Pero el tiempo le dará una segunda oportunidad, ya anciano, para relanzar su carrera.
Fecha de estreno: 1969-11-19
Producción: Acre Enterprises
Presupuesto: $0
Ingresos: $0
Director: Carl Reiner
Estado: Released
Duración: 1h 34min
Países de producción: United States of America
Billy Bright
Mary Gibson
Cockeye
Frank Powers
Sybil Atlas
Mama Bell
Steve Allen
Ginger
Edwin G. Englehardt
Lorraine Bell
1st Director
Miguel
Phoebe
Armand
Lawrence
Woman
Nurse
Al Schilling
Lord Faversham
Passerby at Billy's Funeral (unbilled)
Old Lady (uncredited)
Minor Role (uncredited)
Minor Role (uncredited)
Minister (uncredited)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Lifeguard in Film (uncredited)
Minor Role (uncredited)
Newsreel Narrator / Commerical Announcer / Man in Restaurant (voice)
Talk Show Guest (uncredited)
Amanda Lou Phipps (uncredited)
Theatre Doorman (uncredited)
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Pedestrian Gag Man in 'Love Honor and Oh Boy' (uncredited)
Housekeeper (uncredited)
Funeral Guest (uncredited)
Officer (uncredited)
Minor Role (uncredited)
Funeral Guest (uncredited)
Pallbearer at Funeral (uncredited)
Pallbearer at Funeral (uncredited)
Little Man (uncredited)
Billy's Mother in 'Forget Me Not' (uncredited)
Jungle Jim (archive footage) (uncredited)
Denise in Film Clip (archive footage) (uncredited)
Organist (uncredited)
Prison Warden in Film (uncredited)