Now, before we get into the main points of how you can watch 'The Matinee Idol' right now, here are some notable highlights about the Columbia Pictures comedy flick. The Matinee Idol starring Bessie Love, Johnnie Walker, Ernest Hilliard, Lionel Belmore has a NR rating, a runtime of about 56 min. The release date of the movie is March 14th, 1928. The movie received a user score of 63/100 on TMDb, which is based on reviews from 16 real users.
Wondering what this story is all 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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'The Matinee Idol' Release Dates
Watch in Movie Theaters on March 14th, 1928
