
Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play A series of &50s box-office hits including Genevieve & A Night to Remember established Kenneth More as one of Britain&s most accomplished & durable leading men & this bittersweet 1963 comedy further demonstrated the breadth of his talent The Comedy Man features one of More&s most compelling & sympathetic performances as an embattled but resolutely upbeat provincial actor staring middle age & failure in the face; wry touching & deftly scripted with a superb supporting cast it is easy to see why More ranked this film among his favourites The Comedy Man is presented here in a br&-new digital transfer from the original film elements in its original aspect ratio Following an indiscretion involving the producer&s wife rep actor Chick Byrd is fired from the play in which he has had a leading role Heading to London in search of bigger & better things he is reunited with a number of similarly straitened thespians as well as his spirited kind-hearted former love Judy But it seems Byrd may be poised to find fame & even some fortune when in desperation he manages to land himself the starring role in a deodorant commercial Actors Kenneth More Cecil Parker Dennis Price Billie Whitelaw Norman Rossington Angela Douglas Edmund Purdom & Frank Finlay Director Alvin Rakoff Certificate 15 years & over Year 1953 Languages English Duration 1 hour & 29 minutes (approx)