El cómico

Título original: The Comic

1969
M/PG
1h 34min

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Agrega una trama en tu idiomaStory 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.

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Trivia
While 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.

Errores
When 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.

Citas
[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?

Conexiones
Features The Best Mouse Loses (1920)

Bandas sonoras
Yes! 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

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7/10

You can't not like Dick Van Dyke

This movie is hard to track down, but worth watching if you like Dick Van Dyke (who doesn't?), Stan Laurel, or silent film comedy in general. While the movie itself isn't the best thing Dick Van Dyke has ever done, he's very good in it. Being a big fan of silent films himself, you can tell this film meant something to him. Hopefully it well be more available to the public in future. There's some great original gags created by Dick and Mickey Rooney is fun to see as well. Don't expect this movie to change your life (unless you want to be a slapstick comedian that is), but it's entertaining to watch. Dick Van Dyke is always a joy.