The Matinee Idol (1928)Stream and Watch Online

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Released March 14th, 1928, 'The Matinee Idol' stars Bessie Love, Johnnie Walker, Ernest Hilliard, Lionel Belmore The NR movie has a runtime of about 56 min, and received a user score of 61 (out of 100) on TMDb, which compiled reviews from 14 well-known users.

Curious to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "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."

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