Where to watch The Matinee Idol (1928) in the UK
The Matinee Idol (1928) is available to watch free in the UK on Tubi TV. Last verified on 12 May 2026 by ScreenSearch.
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.
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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Cast & crew
Top-billed cast in The Matinee Idol.
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Bessie LoveGinger Bolivar -
Johnnie WalkerDon Wilson - aka Harry Mann -
Ernest HilliardArnold Wingate -
Lionel BelmoreJasper Bolivar -
David MirEric Barrymaine
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Joe BordeauxAuditoning Actor (uncredited)
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Sidney BraceyDon's Valet (uncredited) -
Sidney D'AlbrookJ. Madison Wilberforce (uncredited)
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The Matinee Idol — frequently asked questions
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The Matinee Idol (1928) is available free (with adverts or a TV licence) on Tubi TV in the United Kingdom.
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