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The Matinee Idol

Frank Capra

1928 • 56m

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...

The Matinee Idol

Cast

Bessie Love

Bessie LoveGinger Bolivar

Johnnie Walker

Johnnie WalkerDon Wilson - aka Harry Mann

Ernest Hilliard

Ernest HilliardArnold Wingate

Lionel Belmore

Lionel BelmoreJasper Bolivar

David MirEric Barrymaine

Joe BordeauxAuditoning Actor (uncredited)

Sidney Bracey

Sidney BraceyDon's Valet (uncredited)

Sidney D'Albrook

Sidney D'AlbrookJ. Madison Wilberforce (uncredited)

Mary Gordon

Mary GordonWoman in Audience (uncredited)

Crew

Frank Capra

Frank CapraDirector

Harry Cohn

Harry CohnProducer

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