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.
The Matinee Idol has generally received positive reviews.
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The Matinee Idol was released in 1928 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 1 reviews, giving The Matinee Idol (1928) an average rating of 70%.
Overall, cinema-goers much prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 80%, compared to film critics, who gave it a considerably lower average score of 0%. Amateur reviewers enjoyed The Matinee Idol a lot more than professional critics.
With a score of 70%, The Matinee Idol is roughly the same as the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1928, which stands at 67%.
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