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.
Director: Robert Alton
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Red Skelton as Merton Gill aka Clifford Armytage |
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Virginia O'Brien as Phyllis Montague |
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Gloria Grahame as Beulah Baxter |
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Leon Ames as Lawrence Rupert |
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Alan Mowbray as Frank Mulvaney |
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Charles D. Brown as Jeff Baird |
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Hugo Haas as Von Strutt - Director |
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Harry Hayden as Mr. Gashwiler |
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Tom Trout as Marty |
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Douglas Fowley as Phil |
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Dick Wessel as Chick |
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Morris Ankrum as Goodfellow's Club Manager (uncredited) |
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King Baggot as Man in Audience (uncredited) |
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William Benedict as Von Strutt's Assistant (uncredited) |
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Oliver Blake as Mr. Purdie (uncredited) |
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Chester Conklin as Keystone Kop (uncredited) |
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Jim Davis as Von Strutt's Assistant (uncredited) |
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Hal K. Dawson as Gus Blanchard - Agent (uncredited) |
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Franklyn Farnum as Man Raising Theatre Curtain (uncredited) |
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Mitchell Lewis as Set Guard (uncredited) |
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George Magrill as Gateman - Mammoth Studios (uncredited) |
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Frank Marlowe as Ernie - Prop Man (uncredited) |
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Robert Emmett O'Connor as Mac - Restaurant Counterman (uncredited) |
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Constance Purdy as Landlady (uncredited) |
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Gordon Richards as Kristen - Beulah's Butler (uncredited) |
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Tim Ryan as Mammoth Studio's Night guard (uncredited) |
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Almira Sessions as Mammoth Studio's Nurse (uncredited) |
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Celia Travers as Secretary (uncredited) |
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Mary Treen as Gladys (uncredited) |
| Directing | Robert Alton | Director |
| Writing | George Wells | Writer |
| Writing | Lou Breslow | Writer |
| Writing | Marc Connelly | Theatre Play |
| Writing | George S. Kaufman | Theatre Play |
| Writing | Harry Leon Wilson | Novel |
| Costume & Make-Up | Irene | Costume Design |
