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Merton of the Movies: Directed by Robert Alton. With Red Skelton, Virginia O'Brien, Gloria Grahame, Leon Ames. 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.
- (506)
- Comedy, Romance
- Robert Alton
- 1947-10-11
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.
Merton of the Movies is an affectionate and amusing look at silent movie making, with several silent movie actors, including Chester Conklin, Vernon Dent, Franklyn Farnum, and May McAvoy playing bit parts in the film.
- Robert Alton, Al Raboch
- Red Skelton
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.
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- Red Skelton
- Robert Alton
- Metrogoldwynmayer
In 1915, Kansas theater 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.
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Merton of the Movies. In a small Kansas town, theater usher Merton Gill (Red Skelton) has aspirations to become a silent movie actor like his hero, Lawrence Rupert (Leon Ames).
- Comedy
