The Matinee Idol [75429] Released: 1928-03-14 Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 Profit: $0 Runtime: 56 mins Popularity: 0.4374 Vote Average: 6.313 Vote Count: 16 Overview: 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. Cast [9] Bessie LoveGinger Bolivar Johnnie WalkerDon Wilson - aka Ernest HilliardArnold Wingate Lionel BelmoreJasper Bolivar David MirEric Barrymaine Joe BordeauxAuditoning Actor Sidney BraceyDon's Valet Sidney D'AlbrookJ. Madison Wilbe Mary GordonWoman in Audienc Trailers