The Matinee Idol (1928)
Here's a real comedy of the theater, which takes you behind the scenes of a thrilling melodrama and shows you how they acted in the old ten-twenty-thirties. You'll learn how to make love and say nice things to your sweetheart.
19 votes on TMDBReleased March 14, 1928Runtime 0h 56mDirector Frank Capra
The famous matinee idol and blackface comedian, Don Wilson, heads out of town to escape adulation. There, calling himself Harry Mann, he accidentally joins a traveling acting troupe, and falls in love with Ginger Bolivar, who runs the troupe and stars in their Civil War melodrama. Don's producer sees the play, and thinks it's a comic masterpiece, and just what Don's Broadway show needs. But when Ginger finds out she's been played for a fool, will she forgive Don? Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc. in 1997.
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Cast of The Matinee Idol
Bessie Love
Ginger Bolivar
Johnnie Walker
Don Wilson - aka Harry Mann
Ernest Hilliard
Arnold Wingate
Lionel Belmore
Jasper Bolivar
Sidney Bracey
Don's Valet (uncredited)
Sidney D'Albrook
J. Madison Wilberforce (uncredited)
Mary Gordon
Woman in Audience (uncredited)About The Matinee Idol
Where can I watch The Matinee Idol?
The Matinee Idol is currently streaming in the United States on fuboTV.
Who stars in The Matinee Idol?
The Matinee Idol stars Bessie Love, Johnnie Walker, Ernest Hilliard, Lionel Belmore, David Mir.
Who directed The Matinee Idol?
The Matinee Idol was directed by Frank Capra.
How long is The Matinee Idol?
The Matinee Idol has a runtime of 0h 56m.
What is The Matinee Idol about?
The famous matinee idol and blackface comedian, Don Wilson, heads out of town to escape adulation. There, calling himself Harry Mann, he accidentally joins a traveling acting troupe, and falls in love with Ginger Bolivar, who runs the troupe and stars in their Civil War melodrama. Don's producer sees the play, and thinks it's a comic masterpiece, and just what Don's Broadway show needs. But when Ginger finds out she's been played for a fool, will she forgive Don? Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc. in 1997.
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