Story of a brilliant silent-film comic whose talent is overshadowed by his ego.Story of a brilliant silent-film comic whose talent is overshadowed by his ego.Story of a brilliant silent-film comic whose talent is overshadowed by his ego.
Isabel Sanford
- Woman in Detergent Commercial
- (as Isabell Sanford)
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaWhile starring in The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961), Van Dyke called up Stan Laurel to ask for permission to do a Laurel & Hardy bit in an episode. Laurel told him that neither he nor Hardy's heirs owned the rights to the characters. Van Dyke and Reiner were horrified that Laurel didn't even own the rights to his own face, and this picture is the result.
- GoofsWhen Billy and Cockeye are walking along the Hollywood Walk of Fame, they are on Vine Street near the intersection of Selma Avenue. However, the stars' markers they point out are not in a row, or even near each other at that location.
- Quotes
[first lines]
Passerby at Billy's Funeral: Who checked out?
Hearse Driver: An old-time movie actor.
Passerby at Billy's Funeral: What's his name?
Hearse Driver: Billy Bright.
Passerby at Billy's Funeral: Billy Bright? Billy Bright?
Hearse Driver: Yeah, he was... back in the silent movies.
Passerby at Billy's Funeral: Oh, Billy Bright! I thought he was dead?
- ConnectionsFeatures The Best Mouse Loses (1920)
- SoundtracksYes! We Have No Bananas
Written by Frank Silver and Irving Cohn
Performed by Dick Van Dyke
Briefly sung by Billy Bright in voiceover and used as a leitmotif throughout the film
Featured review
There's a scene that hard to forget
I watched "The Comic" on TV when I was teen. Sure, it was not the very best movie I ever watched. But somehow it was unforgettable. Until today, I still can recall a scene when drunk Billy Bright (Dick Van Dyke) smashing neighbor's house thinking that it was his. Sad, funny, and bitterness mixed. After "The Comic", for me, Dick Van Dyke had never been funnier then.
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- ivanharis
- May 15, 2001
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Billy Bright
- Filming locations
- Blondie Street, Columbia/Warner Bros. Ranch - 411 North Hollywood Way, Burbank, California, USA(Wedding scene & various silent film scenes)
- Production company
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- Runtime1 hour 34 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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