Lenny Bruce: Without Tears (1972)

The outrageous, groundbreaking comic Lenny Bruce, whose iconoclastic material in a conservative era got him into tragic trouble, is profiled by a close friend, Fred Baker, who prefers to remember the laughs Lenny Bruce's memory evokes instead of the tears. By presenting Bruce's landmark skits on the Steve Allen Show, his failed TV pilot episode and a candid interview with Nat Hentoff, Bruce's genius and anguish show through the dramatic and tragic trajectory of his career from aspiring artist to hunted "lawbreaker".

Directing:
  • Fred Baker

Writing:
  • Fred Baker
  • Barbara Baker
  • John Parson

Stars:
Release Date: 1972-01-01
themoviedb icon 4.5/10
  • Country: US
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 70
Steve Allen
Steve Allen
Himself / DJ (archive footage)
Lenny Bruce
Lenny Bruce
Himself (archive footage)
Fred Baker
Fred Baker
Narrator
Nat Hentoff
Nat Hentoff
Himself (archive footage)
Mort Sahl
Mort Sahl
Himself (archive footage)
Jean Shepherd
Jean Shepherd
Himself (archive footage)
Kenneth Tynan
Kenneth Tynan
Himself (archive footage)
Lyndon B. Johnson
Lyndon B. Joh...
Himself (archive footage)
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