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The Matinee Idol

“Here's a real comedy of the theater, which takes you behind the scenes of a thrilling melodrama and shows you how they acted in the old ten-twenty-thirties. You'll learn how to make love and say nice things to your sweetheart.”

Released
1928-03-14
Rating

66%

Type

Movie

Runtime

56m

RomanceComedy

AI Analysis

The Matinee Idol (1928) — AI movie analysis

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WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Matinee Idol (1928) — a movie tagged as Romance and Comedy with funny moods and steady pacing.

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Story & themes: 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 t… Our models also surface themes such as ai and war from synopsis and genre signals.

Watch context: Best suited for date night and casual background watching. Expect steady storytelling (~56 min).

Community signal: TMDb members rate The Matinee Idol 66% (19 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.

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Synopsis

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.

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Type
Movie
Status
Released
Release date
1928-03-14
Runtime
56m
TMDB rating
6.6
TMDB ID
75429

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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 l... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.

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The official runtime for The Matinee Idol is approximately 56 minutes.

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