Adolphe Menjou (1890 - 1963)

American actor, nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for The Front Page (1931).

* February 18, 1890 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
 as Adolphe Jean Menjou
 October 29, 1963 Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California



Vintage magazines

Photoplay, January 1928
Photoplay, April 1928
Photoplay, May 1928

Photoplay, May 1928
Photoplay, May 1928
Photoplay, July 1928

Photoplay, August 1928
Photoplay, August 1928
Photoplay, October 1928


Books with substantial mentioning of Adolphe Menjou

Gene D. Phillips, Rodney Hill The Encyclopedia of Stanley Kubrick Gene D. Phillips, Rodney Hill
The Encyclopedia of Stanley Kubrick, From Day of the Fight to Eyes Wide Shut
New York NY, 2002

Robert A. Nowlan and Gwendolyn Wright Nowlan
Movie Characters of Leading Performers of the Sound Era
Chicago and London, 1990

Ray Stuart (ed.) Immortals of the Screen Ray Stuart (ed.)
Immortals of the Screen
New York, 1965

Cedric Osmond Bermingham (editor) Stars of the Screen 1931 Cedric Osmond Bermingham (editor)
Stars of the Screen 1931, A volume of biographies of contemporary actors and actresses engaged in photoplay throughout the world
London, [1931]

Books with an entry on Adolphe Menjou

David Thomson The New Biographical Dictionary of Film David Thomson
The New Biographical Dictionary of Film
New York, 2003

Ken D. Jones, Arthur F. McClure, Alfred E. Twomey Character People Ken D. Jones, Arthur F. McClure, Alfred E. Twomey
Character People, The Stalwarts of the Cinema
South Brunswick and New York - London, 1976

Paul Michael, editor in chief. James Robert Parish, associate editor The American movies reference book Paul Michael, editor in chief. James Robert Parish, associate editor
The American movies reference book, The sound era
Englewood Cliffs, N.J.,, 1969

Martin J. Quigley (ed.) The Motion Picture Almanac Martin J. Quigley (ed.)
The Motion Picture Almanac, Big Stars in Big Pictures
Chicago, Ill., 1929

Charles Donald Fox Mirrors of Hollywood Charles Donald Fox
Mirrors of Hollywood, with brief biographies of favorite film folk
New York, 1925

Books with photograph(s) of Adolphe Menjou

John Richard Finch and Paul Elby Close-Ups John Richard Finch and Paul Elby
Close-Ups, From the Golden Age of the Silent Cinema
South Brunswick and New York - London, 1978

Articles on Adolphe Menjou

Larry Lee Holland, Adolphe Menjou, in: Films in Review, vol. 34, 1983 pp. 463-473

Films

1914
The Man Behind the Door

1916
The Blue Envelope Mystery
A Parisian Romance
The Habit of Happiness
Manhattan Madness
The Kiss
Nearly a King

1917
Wild and Woolly
The Amazons

1920
What Happened to Rosa?

1921
The Three Musketeers
Through the Back Door
The Sheik
Courage
The Faith Healer
Queenie

1922
Head Over Heels
The Eternal Flame
Singed Wings
Pink Gods
Clarence
Arabian Love

1923
A Woman of Paris
The Spanish Dancer
Bella Donna
Rupert of Hentzau

1924
Forbidden Paradise
The Marriage Circle
Sinners in Silk
Shadows of Paris
Broadway After Dark
Open All Night

1925
A Kiss in the Dark
The Swan
Are Parents People?

1926
Fascinating Youth
The Sorrows of Satan
The Grand Duchess and the Waiter
A Social Celebrity
The Ace of Cads

1927
Serenade
Evening Clothes

1928
A Night of Mystery
His Tiger Wife
His Private Life

1929
Marquis Preferred
Fashions in Love

1930
Morocco
New Moon
Free and Easy
L'énigmatique Monsieur Parkes

1931
Friends and Lovers
The Easiest Way
Wir schalten um auf Hollywood
The Front Page
Men Call It Love
Prestige
The Great Lover
The Parisian

1932
A Farewell to Arms
Forbidden
Night Club Lady
Bachelor's Affairs
Diamond Cut Diamond

1933
Hollywood on Parade No. A-9
Morning Glory
The Circus Queen Murder
The Worst Woman in Paris?

1934
Easy to Love
Little Miss Marker
The Mighty Barnum
Journal of a Crime
The Trumpet Blows

1935
Gold Diggers of 1935
Broadway Gondolier

1936
One in a Million
The Milky Way
Sing, Baby, Sing

1937
Cafe Metropole
One Hundred Men and a Girl
Stage Door
A Star Is Born

1938
The Goldwyn Follies
Letter of Introduction
Thanks for Everything

1939
The Housekeeper's Daughter
Golden Boy
That's Right - You're Wrong

1940
Turnabout

1941
Father Takes a Wife
Road Show

1942
You Were Never Lovelier
Roxie Hart
Syncopation

1943
Sweet Rosie O'Grady

1944
Step Lively

1945
Man Alive

1946
Heartbeat
The Bachelor's Daughters

1947
The Hucksters
I'll Be Yours

1948
State of the Union

1949
My Dream Is Yours

1950
To Please a Lady

1951
The Tall Target
Across the Wide Missouri

1952
The Sniper

1953
Man on a Tightrope

1955
Timberjack

1956
The Ambassador's Daughter
Bundle of Joy

1957
Paths of Glory
The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown

1958
I Married a Woman

1960
Pollyanna

1965
The Love Goddesses

2007
Trumbo

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