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- BFI identifier26499
- Date1964-11-22 (Release)
- Production countryUnited Kingdom
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- SynopsisChick Byrd, fired from a provincial repertory company, finds digs in London with another out of work actor. Undaunted, they plan a glorious future which becomes possible for Julian after a successful screen test. Chick remains unsuccessful and involved in the bad luck of others. Finally stunned into action by the suicide of a friend, he agrees to appear in television commercials and at last finds fame. Confident of his ability for the first time he leaves London to return to rep. (Synopsis)
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The Comedy Man (Original)
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10.5240/96D9-4646-8FFA-4245-61CA-QCategory
FictionThis work is included in the BFI Filmography.
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35mm BW Positive - Safety - Combined - Viewing
35mm BW Positive - Safety - Combined - Viewing
view all - Scripts / DocumentsScript - Original story: Novel by Douglas Hayes - SCR-5742
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Work - 26499 - 1964-11-22 (Release)
United Kingdom - Film - Fiction
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