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Merton of the Movies (1947) Plot Summary Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1947 · 82 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Robert Alton
- Starring
- Jim Davis, Gloria Grahame, Alan Mowbray, Leon Ames, Douglas Fowley, Charles D. Brown
In 1915 Kansas theater usher Merton Gill, a zealous silent‑film fan, dupes Mammoth Studios by mimicking star Lawrence Rupert’s heroic stunts. The studio whisks him to Hollywood, promising publicity and a contract. Disillusioned, he roams casting offices, meets bit‑player and stuntwoman Phyllis Montague, and when he finally lands his “break,” the role is far from the starring part he imagined.
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