Continuity mistake: A hospital nurse hands a cup of water to Billy Bright, so he can take some medication. In the next scene, the cup is back on the nurse's tray and Billy picks it up himself.
The Comic (1969)
Directed by: Carl Reiner
Starring: Mickey Rooney, Dick Van Dyke, Michele Lee, Cornel Wilde
William Simon aka Billy Bright: I could have been a millionaire.
Martin 'Cockeye' Van Buren: Then, why didn't you do it, then?
William Simon aka Billy Bright: Because I listened to dumbbells like you, that's why?
Martin 'Cockeye' Van Buren: If I'm such a dumbbell, why'd you listen?
William Simon aka Billy Bright: Because I was a bigger dumbbell.
Al Schilling: Billy, have I got good news for you.
William Simon aka Billy Bright: Look, Al, what I want.
Al Schilling: I know what you want and here it is. The good news. Billy, I spoke to Brockman this morning and the Studio is not going ahead with your next picture.
Al Schilling: Armand, my usual. An order and a half of whole wheat toast, soft scrambled eggs, a cup of Postum, and a telephone.
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