What is the duration of The Matinee Idol?

The duration of The Matinee Idol is 56 mins.

Who directed The Matinee Idol?

The Matinee Idol was directed by Frank Capra.

Which studio made The Matinee Idol?

The Matinee Idol was produced by Columbia Pictures.

The Matinee Idol 1928

Q: Does The Matinee Idol have end credit scenes?

The Matinee Idol does not have end credit scenes.

Comedy

Romance

Runtime

56 mins

Set in the 1930s, comedy follows black‑face comedian Don Wilson, who flees fame and assumes the name Harry Mann. He accidentally joins a traveling troupe, falls for its leader Ginger Bolivar, and gets tangled in a war melodrama. When his producer hails the play as a triumph for Don’s comeback, Ginger learns she’s been deceived and must forgive him.

Columbia Pictures

Studio

Frank Capra

Director

Does The Matinee Idol have end credit scenes?

No!

The Matinee Idol does not have end credit scenes. You can leave when the credits roll.

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Mary Gordon

Woman in Audience (uncredited)

Bessie Love

Ginger Bolivar

Lionel Belmore

Jasper Bolivar

Johnnie Walker

Don Wilson - aka Harry Mann

Joe Bordeaux

Auditoning Actor (uncredited)

Sidney D'Albrook

J. Madison Wilberforce (uncredited)

Sidney Bracey

Don's Valet (uncredited)

Ernest Hilliard

Arnold Wingate

David Mir

Eric Barrymaine

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