The Matinee Idol

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?

Director

Frank Capra

Writer

Robert Lord (from the story "Come Back to Aaron"), Ernest Pagano (from the story "Come Back to Aaron"), Elmer Harris (adaptation)

Released

14 Mar 1928

Country

USA