The Comedy Man
1964 · 92 MIN · IMDB 6.9 · 272 VOTES · DIR. Alvin Rakoff
Overview
A middle-aged stock actor goes to London to try the big time. After much frustration, he lands a job doing TV commercials, gaining wealth and recognition. He eventually gives it all up to return to stage work and keep his pride.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,459 lines
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00:01:19 Ladies and gentlemen,
00:06:53 You mean the gray flannel suit that we know and love so well?
00:10:34 Player may look like a moron, but don't let that fool you.
00:13:46 - Chick! Chick, come here. Come on. - Yup.
00:16:51 - Chick! - Jack!
00:20:16 With fairest flowers while summer lasts,
00:24:12 As long as you had a drink and somebody to go to bed with.
00:27:20 - What is your name? - Byrd.
00:31:28 Now, come on!
00:34:20 Looks like a scalping party.
00:37:21 - Jack! Come out! - Jack?
00:41:41 It's positively Siberian.
00:45:14 Here, look.
00:49:04 for some days.
00:53:39 - Gus? - Hello, hello, hello, hello, hello!
00:59:36 I came round to see if there was anything I could do to help.
01:04:09 - Uh... Say, thespian. - Hm-mm.
01:07:12 Seriously. Have you any strong political views
01:11:37 The agency called.
01:14:49 I say, is that a Honey Breath?
01:18:03 - I could do so much for Chick! - And you did.
01:21:43 What have you done to this place? You'll have Sloppitt raising your rent!
01:24:59 Harry, you're the admirable.
01:30:54 I'll drink to that, little shrimp. Let's hope we both make it.
Cast & Characters
Kenneth More
Chick Byrd
Cecil Parker
Thomas Rutherford
Dennis Price
Tommy Morris
Billie Whitelaw
Judy
Norman Rossington
Theodore Littleton
Angela Douglas
Fay Trubshaw
Edmund Purdom
Julian Baxter
Frank Finlay
Prout
Alan Dobie
Jack Lavery
J.G. Devlin
Sloppitt
Valerie Croft
Yvonne
Leila Croft
Pauline
Gerald Campion
Gerry
Jacqueline Hill
Sandy Lavery
Harold Goodwin
Assistant Director
Penny Morrell
Actress
Naomi Chance
Bit Part Actress
Guy Deghy
Schuyster
Derek Francis
Merryweather
Myrtle Reed
Tommy's Secretary
Edwin Richfield
Commercial Director
Gordon Rollings
Skippy
Eileen Way
Landlady
Freddie Mills
Indian Chief/Union steward
Frank Thornton
Producer
John Horsley
Co-pilot
Wally Patch
Bar Manager
Talitha Pol
Actress at Party
Hamilton Dyce
Burial Minister
Anthony Blackshaw
Bus Conductor
Richard Pearson
Advertising Man
Maurice Durant
Barman
Ronald Lacey
Assistant Director
Chubby Checker
Himself
Jill Adams
Jan Kennedy
Robert Raglan
Man
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,459
Dialogue density15.9 lines / min
First line00:01:19
Final line01:30:54
Production Record
DirectorAlvin Rakoff
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes272
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