Watch The Matinee Idol (1928) Online

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? Read More

Watch The Matinee Idol online. Featuring Bessie Love and Johnnie Walker, The Matinee Idol is classified as Romance and Comedy genre movie with an average rating across the web of 5.9. It is available for streaming online in the UK The movie was filmed in United States of America and was released on 1928. The Matinee Idol was directed by Frank Capra,Eugene De Rue. Read Less