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Merton of the Movies

Merton of the Movies

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Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 11, 1947

Runtime

1h 22m

Genres

Comedy, Romance

User Score

68%

Original Title

Merton of the Movies

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Director

Robert Alton

Description

In 1915, Kansas theatre usher Merton Gill is a rabid silent-movie fan. When he brings Mammoth Studios free publicity by imitating star Lawrence Rupert's heroics, they bring him to Hollywood to generate another headline; he thinks he'll get a movie contract. Disillusioned, he haunts the casting offices, where he meets and is consoled by Phyllis Montague, bit player and stunt-woman. When Merton finally gets his "break," though, it's not quite what he envisioned.