Merton of the Movies

1947 "RED SKELTON'S HOWLING HIT ABOUT HOLLYWOOD!"
Merton of the Movies
6.3| 1h22m| NR| en| Comedy, Romance
Storyline

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.

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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  • Merton of the Movies 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