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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.
Updated May 24 2020
Cast
Robert Emmett O'Connor
Mac - Restaurant Counterman (uncredited)
Douglas Fowley
Phil
Mitchell Lewis
Set Guard (uncredited)
Charles D. Brown
Jeff Baird
Leon Ames
Lawrence Rupert
Chester Conklin
Keystone Kop (uncredited)
Jim Davis
Von Strutt's Assistant (uncredited)
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Crew
George Wells
Writer
Lou Breslow
Writer
Marc Connelly
Theatre Play
Robert Alton
Director
George S. Kaufman
Theatre Play
Harry Leon Wilson
Novel
