Summary
The Comedy Man is a British film first released in 1964,
directed by Alvin Rakoff.
The film is based on a novel by Douglas Hayes and stars Kenneth More, Cecil Parker, Dennis Price, Billie Whitelaw and Norman Rossington.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Alvin Rakoff
- Script: Douglas Hayes (novel)
- Photo: Ken Hodges
- Music: Bill McGuffie
- Cast: Kenneth More (Chick Byrd), Cecil Parker (Thomas Rutherford), Dennis Price (Tommy Morns), 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 (Second Assistant Director), Penny Morrell (Actress #2), Naomi Chance (Bit Part), 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), 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 (First Assistant Director), Chubby Checker (Himself), Jill Adams (Jan Kennedy), Robert Raglan
- Country: UK
- Language: English
- Runtime: 92 min; B&W
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