The Matinee Idol (1928)
6.1
/10 By 14 Votes
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.
Release Date : March 14, 1928
Runtime : 56m
Companies : Columbia Pictures
Countries : United States of America
Keywords : saber, preserved film, matinee idol
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