The Matinee Idol

The Matinee Idol (1928)

Passed 14 Mar 1928 • Comedy, Romance • 1h 6m
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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?

Frank Capra
Director
Robert Lord, Ernest Pagano, Elmer Harris
Writer
Bessie Love, Johnnie Walker, Ernest Hilliard
Starring

Language: None, English
Awards:
Country: United States
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6.9

IMDb (640 votes)
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