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Merton of the Movies is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Robert Alton released in USA on 11 october 1947 with Red Skelton
Merton of the Movies (1947)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 11 october 1947
Length 1h22
Directed by Robert Alton
OriginUSA
Themes Films about television
Rating62%
Merton of the Movies is a 1947 comedy film, based on the 1919 novel of the same name by Harry Leon Wilson (previously adapted as a 1924 silent film and as the 1932 film Make Me a Star). It stars Red Skelton and is directed by choreographer Robert Alton in his directorial debut.
Actors
Red Skelton
(Merton Gill aka Clifford Armytage)
Virginia O'Brien
(Phyllis Montague)
Gloria Grahame
(Beulah Baxter)
Leon Ames
(Lawrence Rupert)
Alan Mowbray
(Frank Mulvaney)
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