Merton of the Movies
Merton of the Movies ★★½ 1947
Skelton stars as star-struck, small town theatre usher Merton Gill who wins a trip to Hollywood. He's befriended by stunt double Phyllis (O'Brien) who recognizes his comedic talents and works to get him that big break. Based on the play by George S. Kaufman and Marc Connelly and previously filmed in 1924 and 1932 (as “Make Me a Star”). 82m/B VHS . Red Skelton, Virginia O'Brien, Gloria Grahame, Leon Ames, Alan Mowbray, Charles D. Brown, Hugo Haas, Harry Hayden; D: Robert Alton; W: George Wells, Lou Breslow.
More From encyclopedia.com
Star Wars , In 1977, George Lucas released a space opera titled Star Wars: A New Hope that has become not only one of the most important movies ever made, but on… Star Anise , Star anise Double Star , double star Two stars that appear close together in the sky. There are two types of double star: binary stars and optical doubles (two stars that are… Variable Star , Variable stars are stars that vary in brightness over time. In most cases, these changes occur very slowly over a period of months or even years. In… Hertzsprung-russell Diagram , Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram
A Hertzsprung-Russell diagram, or HR diagram, is a graph of stellar temperatures (plotted on the horizontal axis) and lum… Star , Star
A star is a hot, roughly spherical ball of gas that shines as a result of nuclear fusion reactions in its core. Stars are one of the fundamental…
You Might Also Like
NEARBY TERMS
Merton of the Movies