The Matinee Idol (1928)

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?

Directing:
  • Frank Capra

Writing:
  • Peter Milne
  • Ernest Pagano
  • Robert Lord

Stars:
Release Date: 1928-03-14
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  • Country: US
  • Language: No Language
  • Runtime: 56
Sidney Bracey
Sidney Bracey
Don's Valet (uncredited)
Lionel Belmore
Lionel Belmor...
Jasper Bolivar
Bessie Love
Bessie Love
Ginger Bolivar
Johnnie Walker
Johnnie Walke...
Don Wilson - aka Harry Mann
Ernest Hilliard
Ernest Hillia...
Arnold Wingate
Sidney D'Albrook
Sidney D'Albr...
J. Madison Wilberforce (uncredited)
Mary Gordon
Mary Gordon
Woman in Audience (uncredited)