The Matinee Idol

Name: The Matinee Idol
Director: Frank Capra
Released: 1928-03-14T00:00:00Z

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?

Runtime: 56

Release date: 1928-03-14

<article> <figure> <img src="http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w780/obsfV8tTKi6aBi7WfV3YQuT7Ual.jpg" title='The Matinee Idol' alt='The Matinee Idol'/> </figure> <h1>The Matinee Idol</h1> <p>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?</p> <details><summary>Runtime: 56</summary> <summary>Release date: 1928-03-14</summary></details> </article>