Merton of the Movies (1993)

1h 21m | Comedy | TCM

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Director: Robert Alton

Cast: Red Skelton, Virginia O'Brien, Leon Ames, Gloria Grahame, Alan Mowbray, Hugo Haas, Harry Hayden, Tom Trout

In a small Kansas town, theater usher Merton Gill (Red Skelton) has aspirations to become a silent movie actor like his hero, Lawrence Rupert (Leon Ames). When Merton manages to thwart a robbery attempt by mimicking his favorite screen star, he's dispatched to Hollywood on a publicity junket to help rejuvenate Rupert's flagging film career. But Merton's own attempts to break into show business are ridiculed by all except a friendly stuntwoman named Phyllis Montague (Virginia O'Brien).

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