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Adolphe Menjou

Date of birth: 1890-02-18

Place of birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Adolphe Jean Menjou, Adolph Menjou, Адольф Менжу

Adolphe Menjou

Biography

Adolphe Jean Menjou (February 18, 1890 – October 29, 1963) was an American actor. His career spanned both silent films and talkies. He appeared in such films as Charlie Chaplin's A Woman of Paris, where he played the lead role; Stanley Kubrick's Paths of Glory with Kirk Douglas; Ernst Lubitsch's The Marriage Circle; The Sheik with Rudolph Valentino; Morocco with Marlene Dietrich and Gary Cooper; and A Star Is Born with Janet Gaynor and Fredric March, and was nominated for an Academy Award for The Front Page in 1931. [biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]

Movie Credits

Paths of Glory
4.1

Paths of Glory

1957-10-25

A commanding officer defends three scapegoats on trial for a failed offensive that occurred within t

Pollyanna
3.5

Pollyanna

1960-05-19

A young girl comes to an embittered town and confronts its attitude with her determination to see th

My Dream Is Yours
3.2

My Dream Is Yours

1949-04-15

Conceited singer Garry Mitchell refuses to renew his radio contract, so agent Doug Blake decides to

A Farewell to Arms
3.1

A Farewell to Arms

1932-12-08

A tale of the World War I love affair, begun in Italy, between American ambulance driver Lt. Frederi

A Star Is Born
3.6

A Star Is Born

1937-04-20

Esther Blodgett is just another starry-eyed farm kid trying to break into the movies. Waitressing at

Morning Glory
3

Morning Glory

1933-08-18

Wildly optimistic chatterbox Eva Lovelace is a would-be actress trying to crash the New York stage.

The Devil at His Elbow
0

The Devil at His Elbow

1916-07-31

Young mechanical engineer John Ashton is trying to complete the plans for a new submarine. Under pre

The Sniper
3.3

The Sniper

1952-05-09

Eddie Miller struggles with his hatred of women, he's especially bothered by seeing women with their

State of the Union
3.4

State of the Union

1948-04-30

An industrialist is urged to run for President, but this requires uncomfortable compromises on both

The Tall Target
3.4

The Tall Target

1951-08-17

A detective tries to prevent the assassination of President-elect Abraham Lincoln during a train rid

Across the Wide Missouri
3

Across the Wide Missouri

1951-10-12

In the 1830's beaver trapper Flint Mitchell and other white men hunt and trap in the then unnamed te

A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
3.4

A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate

1923-10-01

When Marie St. Clair believes she has been jilted by her artist fiance Jean, she decides to leave fo

The Milky Way
3

The Milky Way

1936-02-07

Timid milkman, Burleigh Sullivan, somehow knocks out a boxing champ in a brawl. The fighter's manage

Heartbeat
2.5

Heartbeat

1946-05-01

A female escapee from a reform school joins a pickpocket academy in Paris.

Morocco
3.2

Morocco

1930-11-14

Mogador, Morocco. Late 1920s. A complex romance develops between a womanizing Legionnaire and a disi

The Front Page
3.3

The Front Page

1931-04-04

Hildy Johnson is an investigative reporter looking for a bigger paycheck. When an accused murderer e

Bundle of Joy
3.1

Bundle of Joy

1956-12-12

Kitschy musical remake of "Bachelor Mother". Debbie Reynolds plays an over-eager clerk in a large de

Little Miss Marker
3.2

Little Miss Marker

1934-06-01

Big Steve Halloway, gambler and proprietor of New York's Horseshoe Cabaret, is in desperate need of

Step Lively
3.3

Step Lively

1944-07-26

Fly-by-night producers dodge bill collectors while trying for one big hit.

You Were Never Lovelier
3.5

You Were Never Lovelier

1942-11-19

An Argentine heiress thinks a penniless American dancer is her secret admirer.

Broadway Gondolier
2.7

Broadway Gondolier

1935-07-27

A taxi driver travels to Venice and poses as a gondolier to land a radio singing job.

Golden Boy
3.2

Golden Boy

1939-09-05

Despite his talent as a musician, a city boy decides to become a boxer. He's successful as a fighter

Nearly a King
0

Nearly a King

1916-01-20

A crown prince doesn't want to marry a foreign princess, so he asks an actor to take his place.

Stage Door
3.5

Stage Door

1937-10-08

A spirited heiress wishing to break into theatre on her own merit arrives at a boardinghouse where a

Gold Diggers of 1935
3.2

Gold Diggers of 1935

1935-03-15

Romance strikes when a vacationing millionairess and her daughter and son spend their vacation at a

One Hundred Men and a Girl
3.2

One Hundred Men and a Girl

1937-09-05

The daughter of a struggling musician forms a symphony orchestra made up of his unemployed friends a

A Night of Mystery
0

A Night of Mystery

1928-04-07

Bound for Africa the next day, Captain Ferréol visits Gilberte Boismartel, his former sweetheart who

Broken Barriers
0.5

Broken Barriers

1924-08-18

A young girl is forced to give up college when her father loses all his money. She soon meets and fa

Forbidden
3.3

Forbidden

1932-01-08

On a cruise to Cuba, Lulu Smith falls in love with Bob Grover. Back home, she breaks off the romance

The Three Musketeers
3.2

The Three Musketeers

1921-08-28

In 17th century France, young D'Artagnan wants to join the King's Musketeers, but instead befriends

Father Takes a Wife
3

Father Takes a Wife

1941-10-03

A famous actress has to win over her ready-made family when she weds a shipping magnate.

Dancing in the Dark
2.5

Dancing in the Dark

1949-12-02

Emery Slade was one of the brightest stars in Hollywood in 1932, but by 1949 his career has hit the

Hi Diddle Diddle
3.2

Hi Diddle Diddle

1943-08-02

When the bride's mother is supposedly swindled out of her money by a spurned suitor, the groom's fat

A Kiss in the Dark
0

A Kiss in the Dark

1925-04-06

Based on a Frederick Lonsdale Broadway play.

Roxie Hart
3.5

Roxie Hart

1942-02-20

A café in Chicago, 1942. On a rainy night, veteran reporter Homer Howard tells an increasing audienc

The Marriage Circle
3.1

The Marriage Circle

1924-02-10

An unhappily married couple moves to Vienna, where the wife’s married best friend lives, and soon, s

Syncopation
3.1

Syncopation

1942-05-22

A young trumpeter rises through the jazz world and finds love.

The Ambassador's Daughter
2.1

The Ambassador's Daughter

1956-07-26

While on leave in Paris, a G.I. pursues an ambassador's daughter. Meanwhile she's out to prove to h

The Hucksters
3.5

The Hucksters

1947-07-17

A World War II veteran wants to return to advertising on his own terms, but finds it difficult to be

Clarence
0

Clarence

1922-10-15

Clarence Smith is an ex-soldier who is hired for odd jobs by Mr. Wheeler primarily because he has ov

Letter of Introduction
2.9

Letter of Introduction

1938-08-05

An aging actor, trying to make a comeback on Broadway, is surprised when his estranged daughter show

A Bill of Divorcement
3.5

A Bill of Divorcement

1940-05-31

Father's return from the insane asylum spells calamity for the Fairfield family.

Rupert of Hentzau
0

Rupert of Hentzau

1923-07-15

Rudolf Rassendyll returns to Ruritania to play the King once more. Lost adaptation of the eponymous

The Mighty Barnum
0.3

The Mighty Barnum

1934-12-23

20th Century Fox's highly fabricated film biography of circus showman P. T. Barnum stars Wallace Bee

Through the Back Door
3

Through the Back Door

1921-05-05

A young Belgian girl, raised by her longtime nanny, flees Europe at the advent of World War I and tr

Man on a Tightrope
3.3

Man on a Tightrope

1953-05-21

The owner of an impoverished circus in Communist-ruled Czechoslovokia plots to flee across the borde

Hollywood: The Dream Factory
3

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972-01-10

A documentary about the glorious history of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and its decline leading to t

I Married a Woman
2.9

I Married a Woman

1958-03-01

Advertising executive Marshall Briggs finds his work in conflict with his love-life with fashion mod

Are Parents People?
0

Are Parents People?

1925-07-14

The teenage daughter of a wealthy couple is horrified to find out that her parents, who spend most o

I'll Be Yours
3

I'll Be Yours

1947-02-02

A small-town girl tells a small fib to a wealthy businessman; complications ensue.

The Circus Queen Murder
2.4

The Circus Queen Murder

1933-04-10

Suave, lip-reading DA Thatcher Colt plans to get away from the big city for a while. So he and his s

Turnabout
2.9

Turnabout

1940-05-17

Bickering husband and wife Tim and Sally Willows mutter a few angry words to a statue who grants the

One in a Million
3.4

One in a Million

1937-01-01

American theatrical manager discovers Greta Muller preparing for the Olympics in Switzerland and bri

Blonde or Brunette
0

Blonde or Brunette

1927-01-08

Adolphe Menjou stars in a Roaring Twenties comedy of remarriage.

Manhattan Madness
2.8

Manhattan Madness

1916-10-01

Steve O'Dare, a young New Yorker who has gone off to Wyoming to be a cowboy, returns to New York to

The Easiest Way
2.5

The Easiest Way

1931-02-07

A virtuous and innocent young woman uneasily gives in to the lavish attentions of a "sugar daddy" bu

Road Show
2.6

Road Show

1941-02-18

Rich playboy Drogo Gaines is in imminent danger of marrying a gold digger, and escapes by feigning i

Mr. District Attorney
3

Mr. District Attorney

1947-02-20

An assistant district attorney gets mixed-up with a woman who is working for the group that he is in

The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown
3

The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown

1957-05-09

When beautiful blonde movie star Laurel Stevens is kidnapped on the verge of the premiere of her fil

The Habit of Happiness
2.7

The Habit of Happiness

1916-03-12

Douglas Fairbanks stars as "Sunny" Wiggins, who believes in eternal optimism and good spirits. This

The Great Lover
2.6

The Great Lover

1931-07-18

An aspiring classical singer is romanced by both a famous opera star and his younger understudy.

That's Right – You're Wrong
2.9

That's Right – You're Wrong

1939-11-24

J. D. Forbes, head of the almost-bankrupt Four Star Studios in Hollywood contacts band leader Kay Ky

Prestige
2.8

Prestige

1932-01-22

A woman joins her fiance at a Malaysian prison camp only to discover he's become an alcoholic.

The Trumpet Blows
2.5

The Trumpet Blows

1934-04-14

In Mexico, a former bandit settles down and picks out a beautiful young dancer to be his wife. His y

Café Metropole
3.5

Café Metropole

1937-04-28

An American posing as a Russian prince woos a visiting Ohio heiress.

To Please a Lady
3.1

To Please a Lady

1950-10-13

Mike Brannon is a former war hero turned midget car racer. His ruthless racing tactics have made him

Easy to Love
2.3

Easy to Love

1934-01-13

Carol feels, for whatever reason, that her husband, John, has grown indifferent to her, and is on a

Friends and Lovers
2.2

Friends and Lovers

1931-10-03

British Army captain Geoff Roberts carries on an affair with Alva, the wife of the cruel Victor Sang

Journal of a Crime
2.9

Journal of a Crime

1934-03-10

A woman murders her husband's mistress and someone else gets accused of the crime.

The Sorrows of Satan
3.4

The Sorrows of Satan

1926-10-12

Geoffrey is desperately in love with Mavis, who lives at his boardinghouse and is also pursuing a wr

The Housekeeper's Daughter
1.8

The Housekeeper's Daughter

1939-10-26

A mobster's moll leads a newsman, cub reporter and photographer to a scoop.

Sing, Baby, Sing
2.8

Sing, Baby, Sing

1936-08-21

The "Caliban-Ariel" romance of fiftysomething John Barrymore and teenager Elaine Barrie is spoofed i

The Bachelor's Daughters
3.1

The Bachelor's Daughters

1946-08-06

A department store floor walker is persuaded by four husband-seeking salesgirls to pose as their fat

Man Alive
2.5

Man Alive

1945-11-16

A reportedly dead man haunts his wife and her boyfriend.

The Night Club Lady
3.2

The Night Club Lady

1932-08-27

A police commissioner investigates the murder of a nightclub owner who was under police protection.

Serenade
0

Serenade

1927-12-24

Convention City
1.5

Convention City

1933-12-14

Extra-marital fun and games at a convention of the Honeywell Rubber Company in Atlantic City. Presid

The Faith Healer
0

The Faith Healer

1921-03-13

A traveling preacher has, through his faith, the power to heal, but loses it when he falls in love.

The Spanish Dancer
2

The Spanish Dancer

1923-10-06

The Spanish Dancer is the story of Maritana, a Romani girl who dances in courtyards and even tells p

Thanks for Everything
2.5

Thanks for Everything

1938-12-23

Promoters set up a radio contest to find the average American and use him to sell food, apparel and

Men Call It Love
2.3

Men Call It Love

1931-03-14

Pre-code melodrama about high society marriage and fidelity.

The Fast Set
0

The Fast Set

1924-10-20

The Grand Duchess and the Waiter
3

The Grand Duchess and the Waiter

1926-02-21

Albert Durant, a young millionaire, poses as a waiter in order to woo an exiled and financially hard

New Moon
2.1

New Moon

1930-12-23

New Moon is the name of the ship crossing the Caspian Sea. A young Lt. Petroff meets the Princess Ta

The Blue Envelope Mystery
0

The Blue Envelope Mystery

1916-10-23

Leslie Brennan, an heiress, suddenly discovers that she is almost penniless, and faces the ordeal of

Forbidden Paradise
2.6

Forbidden Paradise

1924-01-02

Alexei, a young officer, saves the Czarina of a small European kingdom from revolutionary conspirato

The World's Applause
0

The World's Applause

1923-01-29

Corinne d'Alys (Daniels) achieves sudden success on the stage and among her many admirers is noted a

Timberjack
1.6

Timberjack

1955-02-18

A young man seeks his father's killers among lumberjacks, and discovers that they are actually timbe

Bachelor's Affairs
0.5

Bachelor's Affairs

1932-06-26

A middle aged millionaire falls in love with a gorgeous, but stupid blonde gold digger, being guided

The Circus: Premiere
2.7

The Circus: Premiere

1928-01-13

Footage from the premiere of Charlie Chaplin's 1928 film 'The Circus'.

The Goldwyn Follies
2.4

The Goldwyn Follies

1938-02-04

Movie producer chooses a simple girl to be "Miss Humanity" and to critically evalute his movies from

Head Over Heels
0

Head Over Heels

1922-04-16

When theatrical agent Sterling, a ladies man known for signing his latest paramours onto his agency'

Sinners in Silk
0

Sinners in Silk

1924-09-01

Aging roué Arthur Merrill meets flapper Penelope Stevens on an ocean liner and decides to undergo re

Broadway After Dark
0

Broadway After Dark

1924-05-19

Ralph Norton, man-about-town and wealthy favorite in Broadway society circles, is attracted to Helen

The Swan
3

The Swan

1925-02-16

The Swan (1925) is a silent film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictu

The King On Main Street
3.3

The King On Main Street

1925-10-24

A European Ruler falls in love with an American.

Sweet Rosie O'Grady
3

Sweet Rosie O'Grady

1943-10-01

An American singer becomes engaged to an English duke, but is continuously pestered over her past as

Bold Love
0

Bold Love

1930-07-10

Malatroff, head of an international gang of jewel thieves, pressures Lucy Stavrin to pose as a count

We’re Switching to Hollywood
2.4

We’re Switching to Hollywood

1931-06-09

A German reporter visits Hollywood and is escorted through the MGM Studio by a German nobleman, who

Shadows of Paris
0

Shadows of Paris

1924-02-18

A young woman rises from an apache dancer to become a wealthy woman in post-WW1 Paris.

Bella Donna
0

Bella Donna

1923-03-31

Bella Donna, a seductive woman snares Nigel Armine into marriage and he takes her to Egypt to live.

Pink Gods
0

Pink Gods

1922-09-24

The owner of vast diamond mines, John Quelch is constantly fearful of theft and convinced that any w

A Gentleman of Paris
0

A Gentleman of Paris

1927-09-30

Le Marquis de Marignan is a French aristocrat and seducer who flirts with every Parisian girl he mee

Service for Ladies
0

Service for Ladies

1927-08-06

Albert Leroux, headwaiter at an exclusive Paris hotel, falls hopelessly in love with Elizabeth Foste

Fashions in Love
0

Fashions in Love

1929-07-01

Open All Night
3.5

Open All Night

1924-10-12

Therese Duverne (Viola Dana) is bored with her even-tempered husband, Edmond (Adolphe Menjou). Isabe

The Moth
0.5

The Moth

1917-10-01

Spoiled young heiress Lucy Gillam knows only a life filled with parties and flirtations until she fa

The Eternal Flame
0

The Eternal Flame

1922-09-17

A 1922 film directed by Frank Lloyd.

Diamond Cut Diamond
0

Diamond Cut Diamond

1932-08-17

One of the guests tries to foil a gang of jewel-robbers during a country house weekend party.

Two White Arms
0

Two White Arms

1932-03-01

A man becomes bored with married life and pretends to have lost his memory so he can pursue other wo

A Social Celebrity
0

A Social Celebrity

1926-03-29

Small-town barber Max Haber is the pride of his father, Johann, who owns an antiquated barbershop. M

The Sheik
3

The Sheik

1921-11-20

Sheik Ahmed desperately desires feisty British socialite Diana, so he abducts her and carries her of

Fascinating Youth
0

Fascinating Youth

1926-03-17

Playboy Teddy Ward wants to marry Jeannie King, an artist, but his father wants him to marry Loris L

King of the Turf
3.5

King of the Turf

1939-02-17

Mason is a former race-horse owner who gave up everything and started to drink after the death of on

The Fast Mail
0

The Fast Mail

1922-08-20

Cowboy Stanley Carson is visiting Virginia Martin in a southern city when her brother and his gamble

Singed Wings
0

Singed Wings

1922-11-26

Spanish dancer Bonita della Guerda has a dream in which she is killed by a jester after declaring he

His Tiger Lady
0

His Tiger Lady

1928-05-27

A variety extra falls in love with a beautiful duchess, and tries to impress her by posing as a raja

His Private Life
0

His Private Life

1928-11-17

Story of a Frenchman who seduces women all over Paris, but he meets his match in a proper American t

Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
3

Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6

1942-10-05

Narrator Hopper covers two war benefit affairs, a garden party and a USO fashion show, at Pickfair,

Wives Never Know
0

Wives Never Know

1936-09-18

The blissful marriage of Homer and Marcia Bigelow is disrupted when Marcia hosts a party for one J.

The Great Flirtation
1.2

The Great Flirtation

1934-06-15

An actor is jealous of his wife's stardom.

The Worst Woman in Paris?
0

The Worst Woman in Paris?

1933-12-03

Tired of being tired and scandalized in gossip columns, she leaves Menjou for a trip to the US. Bare

The Human Side
0

The Human Side

1934-09-01

The story of a theatrical producer, his divorced wife and their four children.

The Ace of Cads
0

The Ace of Cads

1926-10-11

An officer in the British Guards takes to drink when a friend and fellow officer convinces the woman

Evening Clothes
0

Evening Clothes

1927-03-19

Attracted by his wealth, avaricious Germaine marries D'Artois, then leaves him for a more sophistica

Marquis Preferred
0

Marquis Preferred

1929-01-27

Menjou is a gentleman for sale to the daughter of any millionaire who will pay his debts and support

My Kid of a Father
0

My Kid of a Father

1930-05-01

Jérôme Rocheville, a man "well established in his age," marries a beautiful but incredibly spendthri

The Crucial Test
0

The Crucial Test

1916-07-03

Wicked Russian Grand Duke Bagroff becomes infatuated with Thanya, but she loves American artist Vanc

Let Us Be Gay
0

Let Us Be Gay

1931-04-17

This is the French-language version produced by MGM of Let Us Be Gay (1930))

A Parisian Romance
0.5

A Parisian Romance

1916-01-09

Rich wastrel Baron Chevrial fritters his days and nights away pursuing a series of young lovelies an

The Valentine Girl
0

The Valentine Girl

1917-04-22

Marion, a young girl, is given up by her guardian to be raised by her father who has a criminal past

Is Matrimony a Failure?
0

Is Matrimony a Failure?

1922-04-16

Mr. and Mrs. Amos Saxby's silver wedding anniversary is interrupted by the surprise elopement of the

The Marriage Cheat
0

The Marriage Cheat

1924-04-05

Helen Canfield leaps from the pleasure yacht of her philandering husband and is picked up by natives

The Reward of Patience
0

The Reward of Patience

1916-09-10

When rich civil engineer Robert Penfield goes to a small Quaker town in Pennsylvania to supervise a

Arabian Love
0

Arabian Love

1922-04-09

Nadine Fortier is captured by a band of desert marauders. "The Sheik" wins her in a game of dice but

Mysterious Mr. Parkes
0

Mysterious Mr. Parkes

1930-08-30

Paramount Pictures produced this French-language version of Slightly Scarlet (1930) , shot on the sa

Queenie
0

Queenie

1921-10-09

Simon Pepper lives as a miserly recluse since the death of his young wife thirty years earlier. He i