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.
Carl Reiner | Director |
Carl Reiner | Screenplay |
Morris Hoffman | Set Decoration |
W. Wallace Kelley | Director of Photography |
Guy C. Verhille | Costume Design |
Jack Elliott | Original Music Composer |
Adrienne Fazan | Editor |
Walter M. Simonds | Production Design |
Carl Reiner | Producer |