The Matinee Idol
"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."
Overview
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.
About The Matinee Idol (1928)
Released in 1928, The Matinee Idol is a romance and comedy film from Columbia Pictures (United States of America). It was directed by Frank Capra. The cast is led by Bessie Love, Johnnie Walker, Ernest Hilliard, Lionel Belmore and David Mir. With a runtime of 56m, the film averages 6.6/10 across 19 TMDB ratings.
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