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      Merton of the Movies

      1947 1h 22m Comedy List
      Reviews 45% Audience Score 100+ Ratings 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). Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member Red finds the road 2 stardom loaded with comedy situations Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member This is standard Red Skelton fare, silly as heck and barely above the mediocre and predictable. But Red is always amusing, and always puts his all into his roles - so it's fun watching him go through his schtick. Part of tonight's line up of slapstick films on Turner Classic Movies. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member good red really brings the funny here in this take of the good ole days of early film making. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis 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).
      Director
      Robert Alton
      Production Co
      Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
      Genre
      Comedy
      Original Language
      English
      Runtime
      1h 22m