Watch The Matinee Idol (1928) Online!
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.
Directing:
Writing:
Stars:
- Frank Capra
Writing:
- Peter Milne
- Robert Lord
- Elmer Harris
Stars:
Release Date: 1928-03-14
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- Country: US
- Language: No Language
- Runtime: 56
Don's Valet (uncredited)
Ginger Bolivar
Jasper Bolivar
Woman in Audience (uncredited)
Don Wilson - aka Harry Mann
Arnold Wingate
J. Madison Wilberforce (uncredited)
