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The Matinee Idol
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The Matinee Idol

1928-03-14 · 56 min · ★ 6.6

Romance · Comedy

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.

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Directors
Frank Capra
Production companies
Columbia Pictures
Countries
United States of America
Status
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Top Cast

Bessie LoveBessie LoveGinger Bolivar
Johnnie WalkerJohnnie WalkerDon Wilson - aka Harry Mann
Ernest HilliardErnest HilliardArnold Wingate
Lionel BelmoreLionel BelmoreJasper Bolivar
David MirEric Barrymaine
Joe BordeauxAuditoning Actor (uncredited)
Sidney BraceySidney BraceyDon's Valet (uncredited)
Sidney D'AlbrookSidney D'AlbrookJ. Madison Wilberforce (uncredited)
Mary GordonMary GordonWoman in Audience (uncredited)

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