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Release Date: 19 Wed, Nov 1969
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.
as Billy Bright
as Mary Gibson
as Cockeye
as Frank Powers
as Sybil Atlas
as Mama Bell
as Steve Allen
as Ginger
as Edwin G. Englehardt
as Lorraine Bell
as 1st Director
as Miguel
as Doctor
as Phoebe
as Armand
as Lawrence
as Woman
as Nurse
as Al Schilling
as Ketchup Man
as Lord Faversham
as Passerby at Billy's Funeral (unbilled)
as Minor Role (uncredited)
as Old Lady (uncredited)
as Consuela (uncredited)
as Mike Fields (uncredited)
as Minor Role (uncredited)
as Fatso / Dental Patient (uncredited)
as Minor Role (uncredited)
as Fred - Director (uncredited)
as Premiere Guest (uncredited)
as Minor Role (uncredited)
as Funeral Guest (uncredited)
as Minister (uncredited)
as Minor Role (uncredited)
as Funeral Director (uncredited)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Minor Role (uncredited)
as Lifeguard in Film (uncredited)
as Minor Role (uncredited)
as Screening Room Executive (uncredited)
as French Maid (uncredited)
as Late Night Movie Host (uncredited)
as Mailbox Gag (uncredited)
as Cop (uncredited)
as Newsreel Narrator / Commerical Announcer / Man in Restaurant (voice)
as Talk Show Guest (uncredited)
as Minor Role (uncredited)
as Mexican Barfly (uncredited)
as Minor Role (uncredited)
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
as Minor Role (uncredited)
as Burly Man (uncredited)
as Butler (uncredited)
as Cameraman (uncredited)
as Tommy (uncredited)
as Minor Role (uncredited)
as Still Photographer (uncredited)
as Billy Jr. (uncredited)
as Minor Role (uncredited)
as Storekeeper (uncredited)
as Amanda Lou Phipps (uncredited)
as Theatre Doorman (uncredited)
as Minor Role (uncredited)
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
as Nurse (uncredited)
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
as Hearse Driver (uncredited)
as Bathing Beauty (uncredited)
as Girl in Miniskirt (uncredited)
as Pedestrian Gag Man in 'Love Honor and Oh Boy' (uncredited)
as Housekeeper (uncredited)
as Funeral Guest (uncredited)
as Minor Role (uncredited)
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
as Officer (uncredited)
as Cameraman (uncredited)
as Musician (uncredited)
as Minor Role (uncredited)
as Funeral Guest (uncredited)
as Pallbearer at Funeral (uncredited)
as Driver (uncredited)
as Pallbearer at Funeral (uncredited)
as Little Man (uncredited)
as Hot Dog Man (uncredited)
as Billy's Mother in 'Forget Me Not' (uncredited)
as Little Girl (uncredited)
as Jungle Jim (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Denise in Film Clip (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Organist (uncredited)
as Prison Warden in Film (uncredited)
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