A series of 50s box-office hits including Genevieve & A Night to Remember established Kenneth More as one of Britains most accomplished & durable leading men & this bittersweet 1963 comedy further demonstrated the breadth of his talent. The Comedy Man features one of Mores 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 producers 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... Special
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