In 1915, Kansas theatre usher Merton Gill is a rabid silent-movie fan. When he brings Mammoth Studios free publicity by imitating star Lawrence Rupert's heroics, they bring him to Hollywood to generate another headline; he thinks he'll get a movie contract. Disillusioned, he haunts the casting offices, where he meets and is consoled by Phyllis Montague, bit player and stunt-woman. When Merton finally gets his "break," though, it's not quite what he envisioned.
Title | Merton of the Movies |
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Year | 1947 |
Genre | Comedy, Romance |
Country | United States of America |
Studio | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Cast | Red Skelton, Virginia O'Brien, Gloria Grahame, Leon Ames, Alan Mowbray, Charles D. Brown |
Crew | Robert Alton (Director), Lou Breslow (Writer), George Wells (Writer), George S. Kaufman (Theatre Play), Marc Connelly (Theatre Play), Harry Leon Wilson (Novel) |
Keyword | movie star, country bumpkin, stunt double |
Release | Oct 11, 1947 |
Runtime | 82 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 6.80 / 10 by 4 users |
Popularity | 3 |
Budget | 0 |
Revenue | 0 |
Language | English |