Merton of the Movies
movie
RED SKELTON'S HOWLING HIT ABOUT HOLLYWOOD!
Released October 11, 1947
Overview
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.
Cast
Red Skelton
as
Merton Gill aka Clifford Armytage
Virginia O'Brien
as
Phyllis Montague
Gloria Grahame
as
Beulah Baxter
Leon Ames
as
Lawrence Rupert
Alan Mowbray
as
Frank Mulvaney
Charles D. Brown
as
Jeff Baird
Hugo Haas
as
Von Strutt - Director
Harry Hayden
as
Mr. Gashwiler
Tom Trout
as
Marty
Douglas Fowley
as
Phil
Dick Wessel
as
Chick
Morris Ankrum
as
Goodfellow's Club Manager (uncredited)
