THE MATINEE IDOL.

Don Wilson, a famous blackface comedian, is preparing to headline a new show. He is attracted to Ginger Bolivar and her family's traveling stock company. Ginger fires him for his bad acting. On opening night, Don has second thoughts about the humiliation the troupe is about to face, but it is too late to do anything about it.

Credits

Cast
Bessie Love, Johnnie Walker
Complete catalog record
THE MATINEE IDOL. 1928. 6 reels. Adapted from the story "Come Back to Aaron." Credits: Producer, Harry Cohn; director, Frank R. Capra; story, Robert Lord, Ernest S. Pagano; adaptation, Elmer Harris; continuity, Peter Milne; film editor, Arthur Roberts. Columbia Pictures Corp.; 5Apr28; LP25136.

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Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, genre, description, credits, catalog record
  2. Wikidata · Q2288328 ↗ — color, country