Movie Description
The Matinee Idol
(1928)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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Frank Capra
- Producer : Harry Cohn,Frank Capra
- Editor : Arthur Roberts
- Cast : Bessie Love,Johnnie Walker,Ernest Hilliard,Lionel Belmore,David Mir,Joe Bordeaux,Sidney Bracey,Sidney D'Albrook,Mary Gordon
Cast
Ginger Bolivar
Don Wilson - aka Harry Mann
Arnold Wingate
Jasper Bolivar
Eric Barrymaine
Auditoning Actor (uncredited)
Don's Valet (uncredited)
J. Madison Wilberforce (uncredited)
Woman in Audience (uncredited)
Posters
Recommendations
Let's Make Love
6.368
Wedding Season
6.2
Christmas with You
5.834
Holiday Harmony
6.7
Love Is in the Air
6.175
Whisky Galore
5.923
Road to Singapore
6.466
Easy Virtue
6.446
I Love You Again
7.2
Good Advice
5.813
Girl on a Bicycle
5.96
Desk Set
7
Platinum Blonde
6.664
Facts
Original TitleThe Matinee Idol
Status Released
Release Information
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1928-03-14
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 00h 56m
Production CompaniesColumbia Pictures
Genres
- Romance
- Comedy
