Adolphe Menjou — Actor (18)
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Dancing in the Dark (1949) [Movie] TMDB WikiData IMDb
Dancing in the Dark
director: Irving Reis actor: William Powell / Mark Stevens …
other title: Ho incontrato l'amore / La comedia de la vida …
Emery Slade was one of the brightest stars in Hollywood in 1932, but by 1949 his career has hit the skids. Fortunately, he is able to convince studio head Melville Crossman to cast him in the adaptation of a hit Broadway show. Crossman has one condition: Slade must travel to New York and convince the female star of the stage production to join the film. Slade goes, but, when he eyes the winsome Julie Clarke, he hatches a different scheme.
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One Hundred Men and a Girl (1937) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
One Hundred Men and a Girl
director: Henry Koster actor: Deanna Durbin / Leopold Stokowski …
other title: Cento uomini e una ragazza / 100 Mann und ein Mädchen …
The daughter of a struggling musician forms a symphony orchestra made up of his unemployed friends and through persistence, charm and a few misunderstandings, is able to get Leopold Stokowski to lead them in a concert that leads to a radio contract.
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Hi Diddle Diddle (1943) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
Hi Diddle Diddle
director: Andrew L. Stone actor: Adolphe Menjou / Martha Scott …
other title: Casados sin casa
When the bride's mother is supposedly swindled out of her money by a spurned suitor, the groom's father orchestrates a scheme of his own to set things right. He is aided by a cabaret singer, while placating a jealous wife.
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The Hucksters (1947) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
The Hucksters
director: Jack Conway actor: Clark Gable / Deborah Kerr …
other title: I trafficanti / O Mercador de Ilusões …
A World War II veteran wants to return to advertising on his own terms, but finds it difficult to be successful and maintain his integrity.
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To Please a Lady (1950) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
To Please a Lady
director: Clarence Brown actor: Clark Gable / Barbara Stanwyck …
other title: Indianapolis / Tod im Nacken …
Mike Brannon is a former war hero turned midget car racer. His ruthless racing tactics have made him successful but the fans consider him a villain and boo him mercilessly. Independent, beautiful reporter Regina Forbes tries to interview him but is put off by his gruff chauvinism, and when Brannon's daredevil tactics cause the death of a fellow driver, he finds himself a pariah in the sport thanks to her articles. When she finds him earning money as a barnstorming daredevil driver hoping for a comeback, they begin to become mutually attracted.
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Golden Boy (1939) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
Golden Boy
director: Rouben Mamoulian actor: Barbara Stanwyck / Adolphe Menjou …
other title: Passione / Sueño dorado
Despite his talent as a musician, a city boy decides to become a boxer. He's successful as a fighter — much to the dismay of his father. When gangsters try to buy a piece of him, he begins to have second thoughts.
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Forbidden (1932) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
Forbidden
director: Frank Capra actor: Barbara Stanwyck / Adolphe Menjou …
other title: Proibito / Sehnsucht ohne Ende …
On a cruise to Cuba, Lulu Smith falls in love with Bob Grover. Back home, she breaks off the romance when he tells her he is married. Lulu has a baby but doesn't tell Bob, who turns out to be a rising politician. She passes herself off as the baby's nanny. When Bob learns what is going on, he adopts the little girl, not telling his wife or anyone else where she came from. Lulu gets a job at a newspaper. Things get complicated when the editor gets the dirt on Bob, but also wants to marry Lulu.
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Stage Door (1937) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Stage Door
director: Gregory La Cava actor: Katharine Hepburn / Ginger Rogers …
other title: Palcoscenico / No Teatro da Vida …
A spirited heiress wishing to break into theatre on her own merit arrives at a boardinghouse where aspiring young actresses and showgirls are brought together through their cynicism and disappointments.
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Road Show (1941) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Road Show
director: Hal Roach actor: Adolphe Menjou / Carole Landis …
other title: Vidas ambulantes / Histoire de fous
Rich playboy Drogo Gaines is in imminent danger of marrying a gold digger, and escapes by feigning insanity. The joke's on him when he wakes up in an asylum full of comical lunatics. There he befriends Colonel Carraway, and together they escape, catching a ride with a beautiful blonde who proves to be Penguin Moore, carnival owner.
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The Milky Way (1936) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
The Milky Way
director: Leo McCarey actor: Harold Lloyd / Adolphe Menjou …
other title: La via lattea / Ausgerechnet Weltmeister …
Timid milkman, Burleigh Sullivan, somehow knocks out a boxing champ in a brawl. The fighter's manager decides to build up the milkman's reputation in a series of fixed fights and then have the champ beat him to regain his title.
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The Front Page (1931) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
The Front Page
director: Lewis Milestone actor: Adolphe Menjou / Pat O'Brien …
other title: Un gran reportaje
Hildy Johnson is an investigative reporter looking for a bigger paycheck. When an accused murderer escapes from custody, Hildy sees an opportunity for the story of a lifetime. But when he finds the criminal, he learns that the man may not be guilty. With the help of his editor, Hildy attempts to hide the convict, uncover the conspiracy and write the scoop of his career.