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Across the Wide Missouri   1951     2 and a half stars    N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Western
Director: William A. Wellman  
Cast: Clark Gable, Ricardo Montalban, John Hodiak, Adolphe Menjou, J. Carrol Naish, Jack Holt, Alan Napier, George Chandler, Richard Anderson, Douglas Fowley

  Flint Mitchell (Clark Gable) and Ironshirt (Ricardo Montalban) are 19th-century pioneers who are intent on fur trapping while Indians are just as determined to keep them out of their hunting grounds.

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The Ambassador's Daughter   1956     2 and a half stars    N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Norman Krasna  
Cast: Olivia de Havilland, John Forsythe, Myrna Loy, Adolphe Menjou, Tommy Noonan, Francis Lederer, Edward Arnold, Minor Watson

  Set amidst a dispute of American G.I.s' behavior while on R & R in Paris, the daughter of the American ambassador, Joan (Olivia de Havilland), falls in love with a U.S. soldier (John Forsythe).

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A Bill of Divorcement   1940     2 and a half stars    N/R, 74 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Farrow  
Cast: Maureen O'Hara, Adolphe Menjou, Fay Bainter, Herbert Marshall, Dame May Whitty, Patric Knowles, C. Aubrey Smith, Ernest Cossart, Kathryn Collier, Bunny Beatty

  In this remake of the 1932 film, a mentally ill man (Adolphe Menjou) regains sanity and returns home after a long absence. He is confronted with divorce, but gets to know his now-grown daughter (Maureen O'Hara).

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Bundle of Joy   1956     2 stars    N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Norman Taurog  
Cast: Debbie Reynolds, Eddie Fisher, Adolphe Menjou, Tommy Noonan, Melville Cooper, Edward Brophy, Una Merkel, Gil Stratton, Mary Treen, Nita Talbot

  Attempting to cash in on the real-life marriage of Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher, the studio put them in this film together. The plot involves the aftermath of Polly Parrish's (Debbie Reynolds) actions when she picks up a baby left at a front door. Everyone believes that she is the real mother. Her ex-boss (Adolphe Menjou) becomes involved and tries to make Polly an "honorable woman" through marriage to his son, Dan (Eddie Fisher).

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Cafe Metropole   1937     2 and a half stars    N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Edward H. Griffith  
Cast: Tyrone Power, Loretta Young, Adolphe Menjou, Gregory Ratoff, Charles Winninger, Helen Westley, Christian Rub, Ferdinand Gottschalk, Georges Renavent, Leonid Kinskey, Hal K. Dawson, Louis Mercier, Gino Corrado, Jules Raucourt, Paul Porcasi

  Monsieur Victor (Adolphe Menjou) owns the Cafe Metropole, but he faces a prison term if he does not replace the money he has embezzled from the cafe. He thinks he has the money when he wins at the casino, and playboy Alexander Brown (Tyrone Power) gives him a check, but the check bounces. Now, Victor forces Alexander to pretend to be a Russian prince, "Alexis Penayev," and woo a wealthy American, Laura Ridgeway (Loretta Young), so that they can use her money to pay off the debt. The courtship begins, Alexis and Laura fall in love, and then the real prince (Gregory Ratoff) makes himself known. Has Victor taken on more than he can handle?



Cast
Tyrone Power Alexander Brown/"Alexis"
Loretta Young Laura Ridgeway
Adolphe Menjou Monsieur Victor
Gregory Ratoff Paul
Charles Winninger Joseph Ridgeway
Helen Westley Margaret Ridgeway
Christian Rub Leroy
Ferdinand Gottschalk Monnett
Georges Renavent Maitre d'Hotel
Leonid Kinskey Artist
Hal K. Dawson Thorndyke
Louis Mercier Courtroom Attendant
Gino Corrado Waiter
Jules Raucourt Waiter
Paul Porcasi Police Official
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A Farewell to Arms   1932     3 and a half stars    N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Frank Borzage  
Cast: Gary Cooper, Helen Hayes, Adolphe Menjou, Mary Philips, Jack La Rue, Blanche Friderici, Henry Armetta, Mary Forbes, Paul Porcasi, George Humbert, Gilbert Emery, Herman Bing, Gino Corrado, Marcelle Corday, Doris Lloyd

  This Ernest Hemingway story about an ill-fated romance during World War I is brought to the screen with Gary Cooper starring as the ambulance driver Lt. Frederic Henry and Helen Hayes in the role of nurse Catherine Barkley. Frederic and Catherine meet and fall in love in war-torn Italy. Their romance leads to Maj. Rinaldi (Adolphe Menjou) becoming jealous and having Catherine transferred to Milan. When Frederic is wounded and taken to Catherine's hospital, the romance resumes. Later, Henry returns to the war while the now-pregnant Catherine travels to Switzerland. Rinaldi intercepts Catherine's letters to Frederic, but when the war ends, Henry goes to Switzerland in search of Catherine.



Cast
Gary Cooper Lt. Frederic Henry
Helen Hayes Catherine Barkley
Adolphe Menjou Major Rinaldi
Mary Philips Helen Ferguson
Jack La Rue Priest
Blanche Friderici Head Nurse
Henry Armetta Bonello
Mary Forbes Miss Van Campen
Paul Porcasi Innkeeper Harry
George Humbert Singer
Gilbert Emery British Major
Herman Bing Swiss Postal Clerk
Gino Corrado Italian Soldier
Marcelle Corday Swiss nurse
Doris Lloyd Nurse

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Forbidden   1932     2 stars    N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Frank Capra  
Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Adolphe Menjou, Ralph Bellamy, Dorothy Peterson, Henry Armetta, Halliwell Hobbes, Thomas Jefferson, Robert Graves, Charlotte Henry

  Lulu (Barbara Stanwyck) becomes pregnant by a politician and gives up the baby to him and his invalid wife. All remains secret until a newspaper editor gets wind of a possible story.

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Forbidden Paradise   1924       N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ernst Lubitsch  
Cast: Pola Negri, Rod La Rocque, Adolphe Menjou, Pauline Starke, Fred Malatesta, Nick De Ruiz

  This is a farce concerning a plot to overthrow the crown and was remade in 1945 as "A Royal Scandal."

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Friends and Lovers   1931     2 stars    N/R, 68 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Victor Schertzinger  
Cast: Adolphe Menjou, Lili Damita, Laurence Olivier, Erich von Stroheim, Hugh Herbert, Blanche Friderici

  In this film (Laurence Olivier's American debut), Olivier plays Lieutenant Nichols who competes with fellow officer Captain Roberts (Adolphe Menjou) for the attentions of the beautiful–but married–Alva Saugrito (Lili Damita).

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The Front Page   1931     3 stars    N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lewis Milestone  
Cast: Adolphe Menjou, Pat O'Brien, Mary Brian, Edward Everett Horton, Frank McHugh, Walter Catlett, Mae Clarke, George E. Stone, Slim Summerville, Matt Moore

  This excellent Ben Hecht/Charles MacArthur story pits a reporter, Hildy Johnson (Pat O'Brien), against his editor, Walter Burns (Adolphe Menjou). Burns assigns Hildy one last story (covering an execution) in hopes that Hildy will stay with the newspaper. The film received Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Actor, and Director.


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The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown   1957     1 and a half stars    N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Norman Taurog  
Cast: Jane Russell, Keenan Wynn, Ralph Meeker, Fred Clark, Adolphe Menjou, Una Merkel, Benay Venuta, Robert Harris, Milton Frome, Dick Haynes

  After kidnapping movie star Laurel Stevens (Jane Russell), criminals Dandy (Keenan Wynn) and Mike Valla (Ralph Meeker) are frustrated when their ransom note is taken for a publicity stunt.

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Gold Diggers of 1935   1935     3 stars    N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Busby Berkeley  
Cast: Dick Powell, Adolphe Menjou, Gloria Stuart, Alice Brady, Glenda Farrell, Frank McHugh, Wini Shaw, Grant Mitchell, Hugh Herbert, Joseph Cawthorn, Dorothy Dare, Ruth Eddings, Don Brodie, E.E. Clive, Dennis O'Keefe

  Following the popularity of "Gold Diggers of 1933," this film was made, and it was not a disappointment. The story takes place during the summer at the seaside resort Hotel Wentworth where the workers depend on tips and often fleece the guests. Desk clerk Dick Curtis (Dick Powell) is working to pay medical school bills and is engaged to hostess Arlene (Dorothy Dare). Among the guests are multi-millionaire Mathilda Prentiss (Alice Brady) and her daughter Ann (Gloria Stuart). Mathilda hires Dick to chaperone Ann, and, of course, they fall in love–much to the dismay of Mathilda. Meanwhile, Mathilda is in charge of running the annual charity theater show, and she hires Russian director Nicolett (Adolphe Menjou). The show does go on, and one of its musical numbers, "Lullaby of Broadway," won the Academy Award for Best Song. Another Busby Berkeley musical extravaganza.



Cast
Dick Powell Dick Curtis
Adolphe Menjou Nicolai Nicoleff
Gloria Stuart Ann Prentiss
Alice Brady Matilda Prentiss
Glenda Farrell Betty Hawes
Frank McHugh Humbolt Prentiss
Wini Shaw Winny
Grant Mitchell Louis Lampson
Hugh Herbert T. Mosely Thorpe III
Joseph Cawthorn August Schultz
Dorothy Dare Arline Davis
Ruth Eddings Chorus Girl
Don Brodie Photographer
E.E. Clive Westbrook
Dennis O'Keefe Newspaper Reporter
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Golden Boy   1939     2 and a half stars    N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Rouben Mamoulian  
Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Adolphe Menjou, William Holden, Joseph Calleia, Lee J. Cobb, Sam Levene, Edward Brophy, Don Beddoe, Frank Jenks, Charles Halton

  In William Holden's first starring role, he delivers a fine performance as Joe Napoleon, who dreams of being a violinist but turns to boxing as a more viable means of earning money.

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The Goldwyn Follies   1938     1 star    N/R, 120 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: George Marshall  
Cast: Adolphe Menjou, Al Ritz, Harry Ritz, Jimmy Ritz, Vera Zorina, Kenny Baker, Andrea Leeds, Bobby(2) Clark, Edgar Bergen, Alan Ladd, Jerome Cowan, Phil Baker, Ella Logan, Nydia Westman

  While this film about producer Oliver Merlin (Adolphe Menjou) (who worries about his next show) is lacking in high marks for entertainment value, George Gershwin (who died during the filming) and his brother Ira contributed two great songs: "Love Walked In" and "Our Love is Here to Stay."



Cast
Adolphe Menjou Oliver Merlin
Al Ritz Himself
Harry Ritz Himself
Jimmy Ritz Himself
Vera Zorina Olga Samara
Kenny Baker Danny Beecher
Andrea Leeds Hazel Dawes
Bobby(2) Clark A. Basil Crane Jr.
Edgar Bergen Himself
Alan Ladd Himself
Jerome Cowan Director Lawrence
Phil Baker Michael Day
Ella Logan Glory Wood
Nydia Westman Ada

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The Great Lover   1931     2 stars    N/R, 72 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Harry Beaumont  
Cast: Adolphe Menjou, Irene Dunne, Ernest Torrence, Neil Hamilton, Olga Baclanova, Cliff Edwards, Roscoe Ates

  An opera star (Adolphe Menjou) finally learns the pain he has inflicted on jilted lovers when his own lover (Irene Dunne) walks out on him because she prefers a younger man.

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Heartbeat   1946     2 stars    N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Sam Wood  
Cast: Ginger Rogers, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Adolphe Menjou, Basil Rathbone, Melville Cooper, Mikhail Rasumny, Eduardo Ciannelli, Mona Maris, Henry Stephenson, Ivan Lebedeff, Bess Flowers, Torben Meyer

  After escaping from a reform school, Ariette (Ginger Rogers) returns to the life of a pickpocket in Paris. Now, she plies her trade on a young diplomat (Jean-Pierre Aumont) and ends up falling in love with him.


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Hi Diddle Diddle   1943     2 and a half stars    N/R, 72 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Try and Find It
Diamonds and Crime

Director: Andrew L. Stone  
Cast: Adolphe Menjou, Martha Scott, Pola Negri, Dennis O'Keefe, Billie Burke, Walter Kingsford, Barton Hepburn, Georges Metaxa, Eddie Marr, Paul Porcasi, Bert Roach, June Havoc, Chick Chandler, Richard Hageman, Ellen Lowe

  The honeymoon of newlyweds Janie (Martha Scott) and Sonny (Dennis O'Keefe) is interrupted when the bride's mother (Billie Burke) learns that she has been swindled by a suitor (Barton Hepburn) she has turned down. To the rescue comes the groom's father (Adolphe Menjou) who steps in to save the day.



Cast
Adolphe Menjou Col Hector Phyffe
Martha Scott Janie Prescott Phyffe
Pola Negri Genya Smetana
Dennis O'Keefe Sonny Phyffe
Billie Burke Liza Prescott
Walter Kingsford Senator Jummy Simpson
Barton Hepburn Peter Warrington III
Georges Metaxa Tony Spinelli
Eddie Marr Michael Angelo
Paul Porcasi Impressario
Bert Roach Fat Man
June Havoc Leslie Quayle
Chick Chandler Saunders
Richard Hageman Boughton
Ellen Lowe Flory the Maid

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The Hucksters   1947     3 stars    N/R, 115 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jack Conway  
Cast: Clark Gable, Deborah Kerr, Sydney Greenstreet, Adolphe Menjou, Ava Gardner, Keenan Wynn, Edward Arnold, Frank Albertson, Aubrey Mather, Richard Gaines

  The immorality found in the advertising business is depicted in this film about Victor Norman (Clark Gable) coming to grips with reality during an intense campaign for a beauty soap.

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I'll Be Yours   1947     2 stars    N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Musical / Drama / Romance
Director: William A. Seiter  
Cast: Deanna Durbin, Tom Drake, Adolphe Menjou, William Bendix, Walter Catlett, Franklin Pangborn, William Trenk, Joan Shawlee, Patricia Alphin, William Brooks

  This musical remake of 1935's "The Good Fairy" stars Deanna Durbin as a small-town girl who heads to NYC in hopes of making it big in show business. She takes a job as an usherette at a music hall where she meets a millionaire (Adolphe Menjou) and a struggling lawyer (Tom Drake). She falls in love with the lawyer and tries to get the millionaire to give a job to her love. Deanna sings her heart out.

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Letter of Introduction   1938     2 stars    N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: John M. Stahl  
Cast: Adolphe Menjou, Andrea Leeds, George Murphy, Edgar Bergen, Rita Johnson, Ann Sheridan, Eve Arden, Ernest Cossart, Frank Jenks, Jonathan Hale, Irving Bacon, Wade Boteler

  Aging actor John Mannering (Adolphe Menjou) had divorced years before and is estranged from his daughter Katherine (Andrea Leeds)–until she shows up at his door announcing that she plans to become an actress but wants to make it on her own. Complications ensue when they try to hide their father/daughter relationship from the press.


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Little Miss Marker   1934     3 stars    N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Alexander Hall  
Cast: Adolphe Menjou, Dorothy Dell, Shirley Temple, Charles Bickford, Lynne Overman, Frank McGlynn Sr., Warren Hymer, Garry Owen, Willie Best, Frank Conroy

  This good Damon Runyan story was a perfect vehicle for Shirley Temple. After her father goes into debt to his bookie, Sorrowful Jones (Adolphe Menjou), Miss Marker (Shirley Temple) becomes a ward of the bookie as an I.O.U. Remade in 1949 as "Sorrowful Jones" with Bob Hope, in 1963 as "Forty Pounds of Trouble" with Tony Curtis, and in 1980 with Walter Matthau.

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The Marriage Circle   1924     3 stars    N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ernst Lubitsch  
Cast: Florence Vidor, Monte Blue, Marie Prevost, Creighton Hale, Adolphe Menjou, Esther Ralston, Harry Myers, Dale Fuller

  This masterpiece of a comedy in the silent-film genre is about two couples–one who is happily married, the other ultimately headed for the divorce courts.


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The Milky Way   1936     3 stars    N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Leo McCarey  
Cast: Harold Lloyd, Adolphe Menjou, Verree Teasdale, Helen Mack, George Barbier, Lionel Stander, William Gargan, Charles(1) Lane, Marjorie Gateson, Milburn Stone, Anthony Quinn

  Harold Lloyd is very amusing in his role of the milkman who rises in the ranks to become a champion boxer–mostly due to his manager's wheeling and dealing. A young Anthony Quinn is seen fleetingly.


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Poster Art From art.comMorning Glory   1933     3 stars    N/R, 74 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lowell Sherman  
Cast: Katharine Hepburn, Adolphe Menjou, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., C. Aubrey Smith, Mary Duncan, Don Alvarado, Fred Santley, Richard Carle, Tyler Brooke, Robert Greig, Geneva Mitchell, Helen Ware

  Katharine Hepburn won the Oscar for her role in this film about young actress Eva Lovelace who comes to New York City seeking fame and fortune.

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Poster Art From art.comMorocco   1930     3 stars    N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Josef von Sternberg  
Cast: Gary Cooper, Marlene Dietrich, Adolphe Menjou, Ullrich Haupt, Eve Southern, Francis McDonald, Paul Porcasi, Juliette Compton, Michael Visaroff, Albert Conti, Emile Chautard, Theresa Harris

  French Foreign Legionnaire Tom Brown (Gary Cooper) falls in love with singer Amy Jolley (Marlene Dietrich) at Lo Tinto's cabaret in this top-notch love story. Four Academy Award nominations were received, including Best Actress (Dietrich) and Director.



Cast
Gary Cooper Legionnaire Tom Brown
Marlene Dietrich Mademoiselle Amy Jolly
Adolphe Menjou Monsieur La Bessiere
Ullrich Haupt Adjutant Caesar
Eve Southern Madame Caesar
Francis McDonald A Sergeant
Paul Porcasi Lo Tinto, Nightclub Owner
Juliette Compton Anna Dolores
Michael Visaroff Alexander Barratire
Albert Conti Colonel Quinnovieres
Emile Chautard French General
Theresa Harris Camp Follower

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My Dream Is Yours   1949     2 and a half stars    N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Michael Curtiz  
Cast: Jack Carson, Doris Day, Lee Bowman, Adolphe Menjou, Eve Arden, S.Z. Sakall, Edgar Kennedy, Selena Royle, Franklin Pangborn, Sheldon Leonard

  Doug Blake (Jack Carson) is a businessman who "discovers" singer Martha Gibson (Doris Day) and turns her into a star.

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One Hundred Men and a Girl   1937     3 stars    N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Henry Koster  
Cast: Deanna Durbin, Adolphe Menjou, Alice Brady, Eugene Pallette, Mischa Auer, Billy Gilbert, Alma Kruger, Jed Prouty, Jameson Thomas, Howard C. Hickman, Frank Jenks, Leopold Stokowski

  When musician John Cardwell (Adolphe Menjou) finds himself struggling financially, his daughter Patricia (Deanna Durbin) steps in, forms an orchestra from John's unemployed musician friends, and convinces Leopold Stokowski (himself) to conduct. The concert is so well-performed that it leads to a radio contract, and all ends well. The film won an Academy Award for Best Score and was nominated for four others, including Best Picture. For her work in this film, Deanna Durbin won a special Academy Award for her "spirit and personification of youth."

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Paths of Glory   1957     4 stars    N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Stanley Kubrick  
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Ralph Meeker, Adolphe Menjou, George Macready, Timothy Carey, Joe Turkel, Wayne Morris, Richard Anderson, Peter Capell, Bert Freed, Christiane Kubrick, Jerry Hausner, Kem Dibbs, Emile Meyer, Fred Bell

  This is the story of French soldiers (Ralph Meeker, Timothy Carey, and Joseph Turkel) who are court-martialed and executed during World War I despite the efforts of Colonel Dax (Kirk Douglas) who unsuccessfully defends them. The three were selected after failure of the forces in a charge, and the film highlights the insanity of war.



Cast
Kirk Douglas Col. Dax
Ralph Meeker Cpl. Philippe Paris
Adolphe Menjou Gen. George Broulard
George Macready Gen Paul Mireau
Timothy Carey Pvt. Maurice Ferol
Joe Turkel Pvt. Pierre Arnaud
Wayne Morris Lt. Roget
Richard Anderson Maj. Saint-Auban
Peter Capell Narrator/Judge
Bert Freed Sgt. Boulanger
Christiane Kubrick German Singer
Jerry Hausner Cafe Proprietor
Kem Dibbs Pvt. Lejeune
Emile Meyer Father Dupree
Fred Bell Shell-Shock victim

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Pollyanna   1960     3 and a half stars    N/R, 133 min.
Genre: Family
Director: David Swift  
Cast: Jane Wyman, Richard Egan, Karl Malden, Hayley Mills, Nancy Olson, Adolphe Menjou, Donald Crisp, Agnes Moorehead, Kevin Corcoran, James Drury

  In this Disney remake of the 1920 film, Hayley Mills plays the role of a young orphan who goes to live with her Aunt Polly (Jane Wyman) and brings happiness to all she touches. Remade (for TV as "Polly") in 1989 and again in 2003.


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Road Show   1941     2 and a half stars    N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Hal Roach  
Cast: Adolphe Menjou, Carole Landis, John Hubbard, Charles Butterworth, Patsy Kelly, George E. Stone, Margaret Roach, Polly Ann Young, Edward Norris, Marjorie Woodworth, Florence Bates, Willie Best

  Col. Carleton Carroway (Adolphe Menjou) and Drogo Gaines (John Hubbard) escape from a mental asylum and join Penguin Moore's (Carole Landis) carnival. Zaniness abounds.


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Roxie Hart   1942     2 and a half stars    N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: William A. Wellman  
Cast: Ginger Rogers, Adolphe Menjou, George Montgomery, Lynne Overman, Nigel Bruce, Phil Silvers, William Frawley, Spring Byington, George Chandler, Sara Allgood

  Based on Nunnally Johnson's play, this story is set in the 1920s. Dancer Roxie Hart (Ginger Rogers) commits murder and then hires Billy Flynn (Adolphe Menjou) to defend her. Flynn and his protege, Homer Howard (George Montgomery), publicize her story, and mayhem reigns in this farce.


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Poster Art From art.comThe Sheik   1921     2 and a half stars    N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: George Melford  
Cast: Rudolph Valentino, Agnes Ayres, Adolphe Menjou, Walter Long, Lucien Littlefield, George Waggner, Patsy Ruth Miller, Frank Butler, Charles Brinley, Loretta Young

  This film made Valentino a household word, though the film itself is not all that good. By today's standards, race and gender issues would stand out in the manner they are portrayed. But, it is still a fun film to watch. Sheik Ahmed (Rudolph Valentino) falls for a British socialite (Agnes Ayres), abducts her, and takes her to his desert tent. There he teaches her subservience. While trying to escape, she is captured by a foe of the Sheik. When Ahmed saves her, she realizes her love for him.


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Poster Art From art.comStage Door   1937     3 and a half stars    N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Gregory LaCava  
Cast: Katharine Hepburn, Ginger Rogers, Adolphe Menjou, Andrea Leeds, Eve Arden, Ann Miller, Lucille Ball, Gail Patrick, Constance Collier, Samuel S. Hinds

  Along with other aspiring thespians, Terry (Katharine Hepburn) and Jean (Ginger Rogers) live in a boarding house in New York. When Terry's wealthy father ensures her a starring role in a new production, repercussions include the suicide of the actress who really deserved that role and leads to the rise of maturity for Terry. Academy Award nominations were received for Best Picture, Director, and Supporting Actress (Andrea Leeds).


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Poster Art From art.comA Star Is Born   1937     3 and a half stars    N/R, 111 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William A. Wellman  
Cast: Janet Gaynor, Fredric March, Andy Devine, Adolphe Menjou, May Robson, Lionel Stander, Owen Moore, J.C. Nugent, Clara Blandick, Franklin Pangborn, Peggy Wood, Elizabeth Jenns, Wade Boteler, Edgar Kennedy, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams

  This is an excellent production of the story of Norman Maine's (Fredric March) depression as his acting career fades just when his wife Esther Blodgett's (Janet Gaynor) professional star soars. While winning two Oscars, it was nominated for six others, including Best Picture, Actor, Actress, and Director.



Cast
Janet Gaynor Esther Blodgett/Vicki Lester
Fredric March Norman Maine
Andy Devine Daniel "Danny" McGuire
Adolphe Menjou Oliver Niles
May Robson Grandmother Lettie
Lionel Stander Matt Libby
Owen Moore Casey Burke
J.C. Nugent Mr. Blodgett
Clara Blandick Aunt Mattie
Franklin Pangborn Billy Moon
Peggy Wood Miss Phillips
Elizabeth Jenns Anita Regis
Wade Boteler Policeman
Edgar Kennedy Pop Randall
Guinn "Big Boy" Williams Posture Coach

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Poster Art From art.comState of the Union   1948     3 and a half stars    N/R, 124 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Frank Capra  
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Van Johnson, Angela Lansbury, Adolphe Menjou, Lewis Stone, Howard Smith, Raymond Walburn, Charles Dingle, Pierre Watkin

  When Grant Matthews (Spencer Tracy) campaigns for the office of President of the United States, his wife Mary (Katharine Hepburn) agrees to keep the problems of their marriage secret.


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Step Lively   1944     2 stars    N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy
Director: Tim Whelan  
Cast: Frank Sinatra, George Murphy, Adolphe Menjou, Gloria DeHaven, Walter Slezak, Eugene Pallette, Wally Brown, Alan Carney, Grant Mitchell, Anne Jeffreys, George Chandler, Rosemary La Planche, Shirley O'Hara, Dorothy Malone

  Glen Russell (Frank Sinatra) has written a play that Gordon Miller (George Murphy) is producing as a musical on Broadway. Checking on the progress being made with rehearsals, Glen visits Miller in his hotel suite where he is staying on credit. Money is a problem, and Miller is threatened with being ousted by the hotel chain supervisor Wagner (Adolphe Menjou). The production company is out of money and must put on the show within the next few days to take care of debts. It turns out that Glen can sing, and, reluctantly, he steps into the leading role to save the show. Of course, the show is a hit, and Glen also gets the girl, Christine (Gloria DeHaven).



Cast
Frank Sinatra Glen Russell
George Murphy Gordon Miller
Adolphe Menjou Wagner
Gloria DeHaven Christine
Walter Slezak Gribble
Eugene Pallette Jenkins
Wally Brown Binion
Alan Carney Harry
Grant Mitchell Dr. Glass
Anne Jeffreys Miss Abbott
George Chandler Country Yokel
Rosemary La Planche Louella
Shirley O'Hara Louise
Dorothy Malone Telephone Operator
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Sweet Rosie O'Grady   1943     2 and a half stars    N/R, 74 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Irving Cummings  
Cast: Betty Grable, Robert Young, Adolphe Menjou, Reginald Gardiner, Virginia Grey, Phil Regan, Sig Ruman, Alan Dinehart, Hobart Cavanaugh, Jonathan Hale

  This time around Tyrone Power takes on the role of the reporter who exposes the former burlesque queen, Rosie O'Grady (Betty Grable), when she tries to improve her station in life. Good music and talent make this film enjoyable fare. It was previously made as "Love Is News" and later remade as "That Wonderful Urge."

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The Three Musketeers   1921     3 stars    N/R, 120 min.
Genre: Adventure / Action / Romance
Director: Fred Niblo  
Cast: Douglas Fairbanks, Leon Bary, George Siegmann, Eugene Pallette, Boyd Irwin, Thomas Holding, Sidney Franklin, Charles Stevens, Nigel De Brulier, Lon Poff, Marguerite De La Motte, Adolphe Menjou, Willis Robards, Mary MacLaren, Walt Whitman

  Adventure star Douglas Fairbanks plays D'Artagnan in this version of the Alexandre Dumas classic. D'Artagnan arrives in Paris hoping to join the King's (Adolphe Menjou) Musketeers (Leon Bary, George Siegmann, and Eugene Pallette). He does so, and soon the Musketeers are involved in preventing the plot of the dastardly Cardinal Richelieu's (Nigel De Brulier) attempt to take over the crown.



Cast
Douglas Fairbanks D'Artagnan
Leon Bary Athos
George Siegmann Porthos
Eugene Pallette Aramis
Boyd Irwin Comte de Rochefort
Thomas Holding Duke of Buckingham
Sidney Franklin Monsieur Bonacieux
Charles Stevens Planchet
Nigel De Brulier Cardinal Richelieu
Lon Poff Father Joseph
Marguerite De La Motte Constance Bonacieux
Adolphe Menjou Louis XIII
Willis Robards Captain de Treville
Mary MacLaren Queen Anne of Austria
Walt Whitman D'Artangnan's Father

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Through the Back Door   1921     2 stars    N/R, 55 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Alfred E. Green, Jack Pickford  
Cast: Mary Pickford, Gertrude Astor, Wilfred Lucas, Helen Raymond, C. Norman Hammond, Elinor Fair, Adolphe Menjou, John Harron, Peaches Jackson, Doreen Turner

  Neglected, rich, young Jeanne (Mary Pickford) doesn't fit into her remarried mother's (Gertrude Astor) plans, so Jeanne is raised by her nurse. When World War I breaks out, Jeanne is sent home, but does not tell her mother who she is. All ends well after a series of adventures.


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Poster Art From art.comTo Please a Lady   1950     2 and a half stars    N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Clarence Brown  
Cast: Clark Gable, Barbara Stanwyck, Adolphe Menjou, Will Geer, Roland Winters, William C. McGaw, Ted Husing, Emory Parnell, Lela Bliss, Frank Jenks

  Barbara Stanwyck and Clark Gable shine as tough reporter Regina Forbes and equally tough racecar driver Mike Brannan who find action and romance amidst the exciting world of racing.

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A Woman of Paris   1923     3 stars    N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Charles Chaplin  
Cast: Edna Purviance, Adolphe Menjou, Carl Miller, Lydia Knott, Charles K. French, Clarence Geldart, Betty Morrissey, Malvina Polo, Henry Bergman, Charles Chaplin

  Marie St. Clair (Edna Purviance) and Jean Millet (Carl Miller) plan to elope to Paris, but Jean's father has suffered a stroke, Jean doesn't appear, and Marie goes to Paris alone where she hooks up with wealthy Pierre Revel (Adolphe Menjou). One year later, Marie and Jean meet in Paris and become engaged–until Marie breaks it off because of Jean's mother's (Lydia Knott) pressure. Jean, torn between the two women, kills himself. The women then start life anew in the countryside.

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You Were Never Lovelier   1942     3 stars    N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: William A. Seiter  
Cast: Fred Astaire, Rita Hayworth, Adolphe Menjou, Isobel Elsom, Leslie Brooks, Adele Mara, Gus Schilling, Barbara Brown, Kirk Alyn, Kathleen Howard

  Wealthy Argentinean Eduardo Acuna (Adolphe Menjou) tries to marry off his daughter Marcia (Rita Hayworth) to a "proper" suitor, but in the meantime, Marcia falls in love with an out-of-work American dancer, Robert Davis (Fred Astaire).


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