Merton of the Movies (1947 film)

Merton of the Movies
Directed by	Robert Alton
Produced by	Albert Lewis
Written by	George Wells Lou Breslow
Based on	Merton of the Movies by Harry Leon Wilson
Starring	Red Skelton Virginia O'Brien Leon Ames Gloria Grahame Alan Mowbray
Music by	David Snell
Cinematography	Paul Vogel
Edited by	Frank E. Hull
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release dates	October 11, 1947
Running time	82 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$1,504,000
Box office	$1,712,000

Merton of the Movies is a 1947 comedy film, based on the 1919 novel of the same name by Harry Leon Wilson (previously adapted as a 1924 silent film and as the 1932 film Make Me a Star). It stars Red Skelton and is directed by choreographer Robert Alton in his directorial debut.

Cast

• Red Skelton as Merton Gill aka Clifford Armytage
• Virginia O'Brien as Phyllis Montague
• Gloria Grahame as Beulah Baxter
• Leon Ames as Lawrence Rupert
• Alan Mowbray as Frank Mulvaney
• Charles D. Brown as Jeff Baird
• Hugo Haas as Von Strutt
• Harry Hayden as Mr. Gashwiler
• Tom Trout as Marty
• Douglas Fowley as Phil
• Dick Wessel as Chick

Reception

According to MGM records the movie earned $1,274,000 in the US and Canada and $438,000 elsewhere, making a loss to the studio of $367,000.

External links

• Merton of the Movies at IMDb
• Merton of the Movies at TCMDB