Merton of the Movies (1947)Stream and Watch Online

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Released October 11th, 1947, 'Merton of the Movies' stars Red Skelton, Virginia O'Brien, Gloria Grahame, Leon Ames The NR movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 22 min, and received a user score of 68 (out of 100) on TMDb, which assembled reviews from 4 top users.

Interested in knowing what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "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."

'Merton of the Movies' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on TCM .