The read
It runs a compact 56m.
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
19 audience votes
Key crew
- Frank CapraDirector
Cast
- Bessie LoveGinger Bolivar
- Johnnie WalkerDon Wilson - aka Harry Mann
- Ernest HilliardArnold Wingate
- Lionel BelmoreJasper Bolivar
- David MirEric Barrymaine
- Joe BordeauxAuditoning Actor (uncredited)
- Sidney BraceyDon's Valet (uncredited)
- Sidney D'AlbrookJ. Madison Wilberforce (uncredited)
- Mary GordonWoman in Audience (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
sabermatinee idol