Merton of the Movies

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.

Genre: Comedy, Romance

Stars: Red Skelton, Virginia O'Brien, Gloria Grahame, Leon Ames, Alan Mowbray, Charles D. Brown

Crew: Robert Alton (Director), George Wells (Writer), Lou Breslow (Writer), Marc Connelly (Theatre Play), George S. Kaufman (Theatre Play), Harry Leon Wilson (Novel)

Country: United States of America

Language: English

Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Runtime: 82 minutes

Quality: HD

Released: Oct 11, 1947

IMDb: 4.2

Keywords:movie star, country bumpkin, stunt double

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