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  • Merton of the Movies (1947)
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    82 min | Comedy, Romance
Merton of the Movies (1947)
Approved
82 min | Comedy, Romance

A Kansas bumpkin goes to Hollywood to become a movie star and gets a job burlesquing his favorite actor - only he thinks the role is serious.
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Paul Vogel (as Paul C. Vogel)
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Updated Oct 11, 1947

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Oct 11, 1947 (United States)

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Cast

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96 cast members
Name Known for
Red Skelton
Merton Gill aka Clifford Armytage Merton Gill aka Clifford Armytage   See fewer
Virginia O'Brien
Phyllis Montague Phyllis Montague   See fewer
Gloria Grahame
Beulah Baxter Beulah Baxter   See fewer
Leon Ames
Lawrence Rupert Lawrence Rupert   See fewer
Alan Mowbray
Frank Mulvaney Frank Mulvaney   See fewer
Charles D. Brown
Jeff Baird Jeff Baird   See fewer
Hugo Haas
Von Strutt - Director Von Strutt - Director   See fewer
Harry Hayden
Mr. Gashwiler Mr. Gashwiler   See fewer
Tom Trout
Marty Marty   See fewer
Tom Dugan
Sam Montague (scenes deleted) Sam Montague (scenes deleted)   See fewer
Morris Ankrum
Goodfellow's Club Manager (uncredited) Goodfellow's Club Manager (uncredited)   See fewer
Phil Arnold
Shorty (uncredited) Shorty (uncredited)   See fewer
King Baggot
Man in Audience (uncredited) Man in Audience (uncredited)   See fewer
Polly Bailey
Mother in Theatre (uncredited) Mother in Theatre (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Bates
Boy in Theatre (uncredited) Boy in Theatre (uncredited)   See fewer
Brandon Beach
Club Member (uncredited) Club Member (uncredited)   See fewer
Buddy Beattie
Boy (uncredited) Boy (uncredited)   See fewer
Hank Bell
Extra in Casting Office Line (uncredited) Extra in Casting Office Line (uncredited)   See fewer
William 'Billy' Benedict
Von Strutt's Assistant (uncredited) Von Strutt's Assistant (uncredited)   See fewer
Joan Blair
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Oliver Blake
Mr. Purdie (uncredited) Mr. Purdie (uncredited)   See fewer
Helen Boyce
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
George Bunny
Club Member (uncredited) Club Member (uncredited)   See fewer
Roger Cole
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Chester Conklin
Keystone Kop (uncredited) Keystone Kop (uncredited)   See fewer
Heinie Conklin
Keystone Kop (uncredited) Keystone Kop (uncredited)   See fewer
Bill Conselman
Photographer (uncredited) Photographer (uncredited)   See fewer
Tex Cooper
Actor In Western (uncredited) Actor In Western (uncredited)   See fewer
Antonio D'Amore
Man on Couch - Keystone Kops Sequence (uncredited) Man on Couch - Keystone Kops Sequence (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Darien
Mr. Hubank (uncredited) Mr. Hubank (uncredited)   See fewer
Bert Davidson
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Jim Davis
Von Strutt's Assistant (uncredited) Von Strutt's Assistant (uncredited)   See fewer
Hal K. Dawson
Gus Blanchard - Agent (uncredited) Gus Blanchard - Agent (uncredited)   See fewer
Drew Demorest
Photographer (uncredited) Photographer (uncredited)   See fewer
Vernon Dent
Keystone Kop (uncredited) Keystone Kop (uncredited)   See fewer
Helen Dickson
Woman in Movie Audience (uncredited) Woman in Movie Audience (uncredited)   See fewer
Eddie Dunn
Goodfellow's Club Clerk (uncredited) Goodfellow's Club Clerk (uncredited)   See fewer
Ralph Dunn
Union Officer in Civil War Film (uncredited) Union Officer in Civil War Film (uncredited)   See fewer
Helen Eby-Rock
Mrs. Effie Gashwiler (uncredited) Mrs. Effie Gashwiler (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Eldredge
Assistant Director (uncredited) Assistant Director (uncredited)   See fewer
Franklyn Farnum
Man Raising Theatre Curtain (uncredited) Man Raising Theatre Curtain (uncredited)   See fewer
Budd Fine
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
George Ford
Man in Audience at Preview (uncredited) Man in Audience at Preview (uncredited)   See fewer
Louise Franklin
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Slim Gaut
Cowboy Actor In Cafeteria (uncredited) Cowboy Actor In Cafeteria (uncredited)   See fewer
Herschel Graham
Man in Audience at Preview (uncredited) Man in Audience at Preview (uncredited)   See fewer
Duke Green
Thug (uncredited) Thug (uncredited)   See fewer
Gloria Gunther
Evvy (uncredited) Evvy (uncredited)   See fewer
Herman Hack
Cowboy Actor (uncredited) Cowboy Actor (uncredited)   See fewer
Bert Hanlon
Writer (uncredited) Writer (uncredited)   See fewer
Eloise Hardt
Script Girl (uncredited) Script Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Sam Harris
Man in Audience at Preview (uncredited) Man in Audience at Preview (uncredited)   See fewer
Theresa Harris
Beulah's Maid (uncredited) Beulah's Maid (uncredited)   See fewer
Dell Henderson
Spectator (uncredited) Spectator (uncredited)   See fewer
Clarence Hennecke
Keystone Kop (uncredited) Keystone Kop (uncredited)   See fewer
Elmer Jerome
Club Member (uncredited) Club Member (uncredited)   See fewer
Bobby Johnson
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Dick Johnstone
Club Member (uncredited) Club Member (uncredited)   See fewer
Kenner G. Kemp
Laughing Stagehand (uncredited) Laughing Stagehand (uncredited)   See fewer
Donald Kerr
Writer (uncredited) Writer (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom Leffingwell
Club Member (uncredited) Club Member (uncredited)   See fewer
Mitchell Lewis
Set Guard (uncredited) Set Guard (uncredited)   See fewer
George Magrill
Gateman - Mammoth Studios (uncredited) Gateman - Mammoth Studios (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Marlowe
Ernie - Prop Man (uncredited) Ernie - Prop Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Walter Merrill
Von Strutt's Cameraman (uncredited) Von Strutt's Cameraman (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Milasch
Big Man - Keystone Kops Sequence (uncredited) Big Man - Keystone Kops Sequence (uncredited)   See fewer
King Mojave
Heavy - Keystone Kops Sequence (uncredited) Heavy - Keystone Kops Sequence (uncredited)   See fewer
Ben Moselle
Thug (uncredited) Thug (uncredited)   See fewer
Thomas Murray
Tom - Electrician (uncredited) Tom - Electrician (uncredited)   See fewer
John Nesbitt
Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited) Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Emmett O'Connor
Mac - Restaurant Counterman (uncredited) Mac - Restaurant Counterman (uncredited)   See fewer
Vesey O'Davoren
Butler (uncredited) Butler (uncredited)   See fewer
Steve Olsen
Jarvis - Casting Director (uncredited) Jarvis - Casting Director (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Pharr
Electrician (uncredited) Electrician (uncredited)   See fewer
John Phipps
Undetermined Role (uncredited) Undetermined Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom Pilkington
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul Power
Man in Audience at Preview (uncredited) Man in Audience at Preview (uncredited)   See fewer
Constance Purdy
Landlady (uncredited) Landlady (uncredited)   See fewer
Gordon Richards
Kristen - Beulah's Butler (uncredited) Kristen - Beulah's Butler (uncredited)   See fewer
Tim Ryan
Mammoth Studio's Night guard (uncredited) Mammoth Studio's Night guard (uncredited)   See fewer
Fred Santley
Photographer (uncredited) Photographer (uncredited)   See fewer
Carl Saxe
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul Scardon
Club Member (uncredited) Club Member (uncredited)   See fewer
Almira Sessions
Mammoth Studio's Nurse (uncredited) Mammoth Studio's Nurse (uncredited)   See fewer
Lucile Sewall
Woman in Audience at Preview (uncredited) Woman in Audience at Preview (uncredited)   See fewer
Pietro Sosso
Club Member (uncredited) Club Member (uncredited)   See fewer
Wyndham Standing
Club Member (uncredited) Club Member (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Sterling
Heavy - Keystone Kops Sequence (uncredited) Heavy - Keystone Kops Sequence (uncredited)   See fewer
Cedric Stevens
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Celia Travers
Secretary (uncredited) Secretary (uncredited)   See fewer
Mary Treen
Gladys (uncredited) Gladys (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Wagenheim
Employment Man (uncredited) Employment Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Larry Wheat
Club Waiter (uncredited) Club Waiter (uncredited)   See fewer
Bill Wolfe
Cowboy Actor In Cafeteria (uncredited) Cowboy Actor In Cafeteria (uncredited)   See fewer
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