Matinee Idol (film)

{{short description|1933 film}}

{{about||the 1928 film|The Matinee Idol (1928 film)|the 1916 short|Billy Quirk}}

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{{Use British English|date=June 2016}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Matinee Idol

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| director = George King

| producer =Bray Wyndham

| writer = Charles Bennett
John Quin

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| starring = Camilla Horn
Miles Mander
Marguerite Allan

| music = Arthur Dulay

| cinematography = Eric Cross

| editing = David Lean

| studio = Wyndham Productions

| distributor = United Artists

| released = {{Film date|1933|03}}

| runtime = 75 minutes

| country = United Kingdom

| language = English

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}}Matinee Idol is a 1933 British crime film directed by George King and starring Camilla Horn, Miles Mander and Marguerite Allan.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090114012404/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/278174 BFI.org] The screenplay concerns a young actress who is suspected of murder.{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/matinee-idol-v133307|title=Matinee Idol (1933) - George King | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie|publisher=AllMovie}} It was shot at Wembley Studios in London. The film's sets were designed by the art director J. Elder Wills. It was a quota quickie distributed by United Artists.Chibnall p.274