Summary: 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. (imdb)

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Genres: Comedy, Drama

Country: USA

Directed By: Carl Reiner

Written By: Carl Reiner, Aaron Ruben

Starring: Mickey Rooney, Dick Van Dyke, Pert Kelton, Michele Lee, Nina Wayne, Cornel Wilde

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