The Matinee Idol

1928-03-1456m14+

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.

Cast:Bessie Love, Johnnie Walker, Ernest Hilliard, Lionel Belmore, David Mir, Joe Bordeaux,

Genre:Romance, Comedy,

country:United States of America,

Production:Columbia Pictures,

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