The Matinee Idol
Rating: 6.6 · 1928 · Romance, Comedy · USA · 56 мин
Description
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.
Information
- Year
- 1928
- Genre
- Romance, Comedy
- Country
- USA
- Runtime
- 56 мин
- TMDB
- 6.6
- IMDb
- 6.6
- Tagline
- Here's a real comedy of the theater, which takes you behind the scenes of a thrilling melodrama and shows you how they acted in the old ten-twenty-thirties. You'll learn how to make love and say nice things to your sweetheart.
Director
Cast
- Bessie Love — Ginger Bolivar
- Johnnie Walker — Don Wilson - aka Harry Mann
- Ernest Hilliard — Arnold Wingate
- Lionel Belmore — Jasper Bolivar
- David Mir — Eric Barrymaine
- Joe Bordeaux — Auditoning Actor (uncredited)
- Sidney Bracey — Don's Valet (uncredited)
- Sidney D'Albrook — J. Madison Wilberforce (uncredited)
- Mary Gordon — Woman in Audience (uncredited)