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The Matinee Idol

NR
RomanceComedy
6.1/10(14 ratings)

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.

03-14-1928
56 min
The Matinee Idol
Backdrop for The Matinee Idol

Main Cast

Bessie Love

Bessie Love

Ginger Bolivar

Johnnie Walker

Johnnie Walker

Don Wilson - aka Harry Mann

Ernest Hilliard

Ernest Hilliard

Arnold Wingate

Lionel Belmore

Lionel Belmore

Jasper Bolivar

Eric Barrymaine

Joe Bordeaux

Joe Bordeaux

Auditoning Actor (uncredited)

Sidney Bracey

Sidney Bracey

Don's Valet (uncredited)

Movie Details

Production Info

Director:
Frank Capra
Production:
Columbia Pictures

Key Crew

Adaptation:
Elmer Harris
Story:
Ernest Pagano
Adaptation:
Peter Milne
Director:
Frank Capra
Story:
Robert Lord

Locations and Languages

Country:
US
Filming:
US
Languages:
en