Merton of the Movies (1947)
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.
- Released
- 1947-10-11
- Genres
- Comedy, Romance
- Runtime
- 82 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Robert Alton
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 from 5 votes
Cast
- Red Skelton as Merton Gill aka Clifford Armytage
- Virginia O'Brien as Phyllis Montague
- Gloria Grahame as Beulah Baxter
- Leon Ames as Lawrence Rupert
- Alan Mowbray as Frank Mulvaney
- Charles D. Brown as Jeff Baird
- Hugo Haas as Von Strutt - Director
- Harry Hayden as Mr. Gashwiler
- Tom Trout as Marty
- Douglas Fowley as Phil
- Dick Wessel as Chick
- Morris Ankrum as Goodfellow's Club Manager (uncredited)