*Spoiler Alert: The Matinee Idol film review contains leaks that might bother those of you who haven’t watched it.
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?
Here’s a movie review The Matinee Idol (1928) : –