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The Matinee Idol

  • 1928
  • Passed
  • 1h 6m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
704
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Bessie Love and Johnnie Walker in The Matinee Idol (1928)
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7 Photos
ComedyRomance

A Broadway matinee idol famous for his black-face portrayals anonymously joins an amateur acting troupe and falls in love with the leading lady.A Broadway matinee idol famous for his black-face portrayals anonymously joins an amateur acting troupe and falls in love with the leading lady.A Broadway matinee idol famous for his black-face portrayals anonymously joins an amateur acting troupe and falls in love with the leading lady.

  • Director
    • Frank Capra
  • Writers
    • Robert Lord
    • Ernest Pagano
    • Elmer Harris
  • Stars
    • Bessie Love
    • Johnnie Walker
    • Ernest Hilliard
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    704
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Frank Capra
    • Writers
      • Robert Lord
      • Ernest Pagano
      • Elmer Harris
    • Stars
      • Bessie Love
      • Johnnie Walker
      • Ernest Hilliard
    • 18User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro

    • Videos1

    Matinee Idol
    Trailer 0:57
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    Photos6

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    Top Cast10

    Bessie Love
    Bessie Love
    • Ginger Bolivar
    Johnnie Walker
    Johnnie Walker
    • Don Wilson - aka Harry Mann
    Ernest Hilliard
    Ernest Hilliard
    • Arnold Wingate
    Lionel Belmore
    Lionel Belmore
    • Jasper Bolivar
    David Mir
    • Eric Barrymaine
    Joe Bordeaux
    • Auditoning Actor
    • (uncredited)
    Sidney Bracey
    Sidney Bracey
    • Don's Valet
    • (uncredited)
    Sidney D'Albrook
    Sidney D'Albrook
    • J. Madison Wilberforce
    • (uncredited)
    Mary Gordon
    Mary Gordon
    • Mother in Audience
    • (uncredited)
    Dorothy Vernon
    Dorothy Vernon
    • Mother in Audience
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Frank Capra
    • Writers
      • Robert Lord
      • Ernest Pagano
      • Elmer Harris
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    User reviews18

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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      This restored version runs 57 minutes but is still missing about five minutes. The restoration was a joint venture of the Cinematheque Francais, the Motion Picture Academy and Sony Entertainment.
    • Quotes
      • Don Wilson, Harry Mann: [after meeting a feminine actor] Who is that? Helen of Troy?
    • Alternate versions
      In 1997, Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., copyrighted a 56-minute restored version of this film with a musical score arranged and conducted by Robert Israel, The addition of modern credits stretched the running time to 57 minutes.
    • Connections
      Featured in Frank Capra's American Dream (1997)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • March 14, 1928 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • None
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Stjärnan På Broadway
    • Production company
      • Columbia Pictures
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 6m(66 min)
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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