Merton of the Movies

"RED SKELTON'S HOWLING HIT ABOUT HOLLYWOOD!"

Oct 11 1947 Approved 1h 22m
Comedy, Romance

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.

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...

Written by

Lou Breslow, Marc Connelly, George S. Kaufman

Directed by

Robert Alton

Cast

Red Skelton, Virginia O'Brien, Gloria Grahame

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Trailers
Merton of the Movies Original Trailer
Scores
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512
Average Rating
6.3 out of 10
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