The Matinee Idol (1928 film)

The Matinee Idol
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Directed byFrank Capra
Written byElmer Harris (adaption)
Peter Milne (continuity)
Based on"Come Back to Aaron"
by Robert Lord and Ernest S. Pagano
Produced byFrank Capra
Harry Cohn
StarringBessie Love
Johnnie Walker
CinematographyPhilip Tannura
Edited byArthur Roberts
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • March 14, 1928 (1928-03-14) (U.S.)
Running time
66 minutes (original)
56 minutes (restored)
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

The Matinee Idol is a 1928 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Frank Capra, and starring Bessie Love and Johnnie Walker. It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures.

Prints are in the archives of the Cinémathèque Française and Cineteca di Bologna. The film has been restored. The Academy Film Archive preserved The Matinee Idol in 1997.