![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gQd9AXrZ3OxCTQaR8q0aa0CqktE.jpg)
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:
Writing:
Stars:
- Frank Capra
Writing:
- Peter Milne
- Robert Lord
- Ernest Pagano
Stars:
Release Date: 1928-03-14
6/10
![themoviedb.org themoviedb icon](https://movixhub.com/assets/images/tmdb.png)
- Country: US
- Language: No Language
- Runtime: 56
Ginger Bolivar
Woman in Audience (uncredited)
Don's Valet (uncredited)
Jasper Bolivar
Don Wilson - aka Harry Mann
Arnold Wingate
J. Madison Wilberforce (uncredited)
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300/ehJohJ1sg0vH80DAGBrfI5Qluce.jpg)
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300/obsfV8tTKi6aBi7WfV3YQuT7Ual.jpg)