Merton of the Movies (1947)
1h 22m
Running Time
October 11, 1947Release Date
Merton of the Movies (1947)
1h 22m
Running Time
October 11, 1947Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
Red Skelton
Merton Gill aka Clifford Armytage
Virginia O'Brien
Phyllis Montague
Gloria Grahame
Beulah Baxter
Leon Ames
Lawrence Rupert
Alan Mowbray
Frank Mulvaney
Charles D. Brown
Jeff Baird
Hugo Haas
Von Strutt - Director
Harry Hayden
Mr. Gashwiler
Tom Trout
Marty
Douglas Fowley
Phil
Dick Wessel
Chick
Morris Ankrum
Goodfellow's Club Manager (uncredited)
King Baggot
Man in Audience (uncredited)
William Benedict
Von Strutt's Assistant (uncredited)
Oliver Blake
Mr. Purdie (uncredited)
Chester Conklin
Keystone Kop (uncredited)
Jim Davis
Von Strutt's Assistant (uncredited)
Albert Lewis
Producer
David Snell
Composer
Hal K. Dawson
Gus Blanchard - Agent (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
Man Raising Theatre Curtain (uncredited)
Paul Vogel
Cinematographer
Mitchell Lewis
Set Guard (uncredited)
Frank E. Hull
Editor
George Magrill
Gateman - Mammoth Studios (uncredited)
Frank Marlowe
Ernie - Prop Man (uncredited)
Robert Emmett O'Connor
Mac - Restaurant Counterman (uncredited)
Constance Purdy
Landlady (uncredited)
Gordon Richards
Kristen - Beulah's Butler (uncredited)
Tim Ryan
Mammoth Studio's Night guard (uncredited)
Almira Sessions
Mammoth Studio's Nurse (uncredited)
Celia Travers
Secretary (uncredited)
Media.
Details.
Release DateOctober 11, 1947
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 22m
Content RatingNR
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
movie star
country bumpkin
stunt double
Wiki.
Merton of the Movies is a 1947 American comedy film, based on the 1922 novel of the same name written by Harry Leon Wilson, and the play of the same name written by George S. Kaufmann and Marc Connelly, which opened on Broadway in 1922. It was previously adapted as a 1924 silent film and as the 1932 film Make Me a Star. The 1947 version stars Red Skelton and is directed by choreographer Robert Alton in his directorial debut.
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