Merton of the Movies (1947 film)
Merton of the Movies | |
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Directed by | Robert Alton |
Screenplay by | George Wells Lou Breslow |
Based on | 1922 novel Merton of the Movies by Harry Leon Wilson 1922 play by George S. Kaufman and Marc Connelly |
Produced by | Albert Lewis |
Starring | Red Skelton Virginia O'Brien Leon Ames Gloria Grahame Alan Mowbray |
Cinematography | Paul C. Vogel |
Edited by | Frank E. Hull |
Music by | David Snell |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Loew's Inc. |
Release date |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $1,504,000[1] |
Box office | $1,712,000[1] |
Merton of the Movies is a 1947 American
George S. Kaufmann and Marc Connelly, which opened on Broadway in 1922. It was previously adapted as a 1924 silent film and as the 1932 film Make Me a Star. The 1947 version stars Red Skelton and is directed by choreographer Robert Alton
in his directorial debut.
Plot
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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
- Harry Hayden as Mr. Gashwiler
- Tom Trout as Marty
- Douglas Fowley as Phil
- Dick Wessel as Chick
- Gordon Richards as Kristen, Beulah's Butler
Production
Due to negative reception from sneak preview audiences, extensive reshoots were required before a widespread release.[2]
Reception
According to MGM records the movie earned $1,274,000 in the US and Canada and $438,000 elsewhere, making a loss to the studio of $367,000.[1]
Comic book adaptation
- Fiction House Movie Comics #4 (1947)[3][4]
References
- ^ a b c The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
- ^ Film Bulletin Company (1947). Independent Exhibitors Film Bulletin (1947). New York The Museum of Modern Art Library. New York, Film Bulletin Company.
- ^ "Fiction House Movie Comics #4". Grand Comics Database.
- ^ Fiction House Movie Comics #4 at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)