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Adolphe Menjou

Adolphe Menjou

Actor · Died October 29, 1963, aged 73 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

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]

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Born
February 18, 1890
Died
October 29, 1963 (aged 73)
From
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
45 on MovieCove · 138 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 33% in 30 days

What are Adolphe Menjou's films like?

Across their 45 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Comedy26 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
42%
Morality
24%
Self
15%
Power
8%
Society
7%
Survival
3%
Ideas
2%
Romantic love23 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition10 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds9 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception10 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice8 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 45 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 31 · Serious 5 · Dark 9

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 20 · Stylized 21 · Heightened 4

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 19 · Charged 22 · Intense 4

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 23 · Shifting 20 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 15 · Some laughs 15 · Funny 15

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 23 · Even-paced 19 · Relentless 3

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 30 · Engaged 14 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 43 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

35 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 10 of 35 analyzed roles.

Shadow
10 of 35
Mentor
8 of 35
Ally
6 of 35
Threshold guardian
5 of 35
Shapeshifter
3 of 35
Hero
2 of 35
Trickster
1 of 35
Show the 35 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
16
Romantic
19
Tense
16
Warm
13
Melancholic
12
Other
42

How their films linger

Feel-good22 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun20 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy27
  • Bittersweet13
  • Tragic4
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Adolphe Menjou's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 45 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (13).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Adolphe Menjou's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

138 credits, 45 with a MovieCove page; 7 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Pollyanna(1960)

    as Mr. Pendergast

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The DuPont Show with June Allyson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Fitch

  • I Married a Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Frederick W. Sutton

  • Target (US) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 39 episodes · Actor

  • Paths of Glory(1957)

    as Gen. George Broulard

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown(1957)

    as Arthur Martin

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Bundle of Joy(1956)

    as J. B. Merlin

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Ambassador's Daughter(1956)

    as Senator Jonathan Carwright

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Timberjack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as 'Sweetwater' Tilton

  • Man on a Tightrope(1953)

    as Fesker

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Your Favorite Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 63 episodes · as Host

  • The Sniper(1952)

    as Frank Kafka

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Across the Wide Missouri(1951)

    as Pierre

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Tall Target(1951)

    as Caleb Jeffers

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • To Please a Lady(1950)

    as Gregg

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Dancing in the Dark(1949)

    as Melville Crossman

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • My Dream Is Yours(1949)

    as Thomas Hutchins

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • State of the Union(1948)

    as Jim Conover

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Hucksters(1947)

    as Mr. Kimberly

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Mr. District Attorney(1947)

    as Craig Warren

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • I'll Be Yours (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as J. Conrad Nelson

  • The Bachelor's Daughters(1946)

    as Alexander Moody

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Heartbeat(1946)

    as Ambassador

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Man Alive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Kismet

  • Step Lively(1944)

    as Wagner

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Sweet Rosie O'Grady(1943)

    as Tom Moran

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Hi Diddle Diddle(1943)

    as Hector Phyffe

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • You Were Never Lovelier(1942)

    as Eduardo Acuña

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Actor

  • Syncopation(1942)

    as George Latimer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Roxie Hart(1942)

    as Billy Flynn

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Father Takes a Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Frederic 'Freddie' Osborne Senior

  • Road Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Col. Carleton Carroway

  • A Bill of Divorcement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Hilary Fairfield

  • Turnabout (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Phil Manning

  • That's Right – You're Wrong (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Stacey Delmore

  • The Housekeeper's Daughter(1939)

    as Deakon Maxwell

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Golden Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Tom Moody

  • King of the Turf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Jim Mason

  • Thanks for Everything (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as J. B. Harcourt

  • Letter of Introduction(1938)

    as John Mannering

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Goldwyn Follies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Oliver Merlin

  • Stage Door(1937)

    as Anthony Powell

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • One Hundred Men and a Girl(1937)

    as John Cardwell

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Café Metropole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Monsieur Victor

  • A Star Is Born(1937)

    as Oliver Niles

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • One in a Million (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Tad Spencer

  • Wives Never Know (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as J. Hugh Ramsey

  • Sing, Baby, Sing(1936)

    as Bruce Farraday

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • The Milky Way(1936)

    as Gabby Sloan

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Broadway Gondolier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Professor Eduardo de Vinci

  • Gold Diggers of 1935(1935)

    as Nicolai Nicoleff

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Mighty Barnum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Bailey Walsh

  • The Human Side (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Gregory Sheldon

  • The Great Flirtation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Stephan Karpath

  • Little Miss Marker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Sorrowful Jones

  • The Trumpet Blows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Pancho Montes / Pancho Gomez

  • Journal of a Crime(1934)

    as Paul Mollet

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Easy to Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as John

  • Convention City(1933)

    as T.R. (Ted) Kent

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • The Worst Woman in Paris? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Adolphe Ballou

  • Morning Glory(1933)

    as Louis Easton

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Circus Queen Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Thatcher Colt

  • A Farewell to Arms(1932)

    as Major Rinaldi

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Night Club Lady(1932)

    as Police Commissioner Thatcher Colt

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Diamond Cut Diamond (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Dan McQueen

  • Bachelor's Affairs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Andrew Hoyt

  • Two White Arms (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Maj. Carey Liston

  • Prestige (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Capt. Remy Bandoin

  • Forbidden(1932)

    as Robert Grover

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Friends and Lovers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Captain Geoffrey Roberts

  • The Great Lover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Paurel

  • Let Us Be Gay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Bob Brown

  • The Front Page(1931)

    as Walter Burns

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Men Call It Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Tony

  • The Easiest Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as William Brockton

  • New Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Governor Boris Brusiloff

  • Morocco(1930)

    as Monsieur La Bessiere

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Mysterious Mr. Parkes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Courtenay Parkes

  • Bold Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Actor

  • My Kid of a Father (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Jérôme Rocheville

  • Fashions in Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Paul de Remy

  • Marquis Preferred (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Marquis d'Argenville

  • His Private Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Georges St. Germain

  • His Tiger Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Henri

  • A Night of Mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Actor

  • Serenade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Franz Rossi

  • A Gentleman of Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Marquis de Marignan

  • Service for Ladies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Albert Leroux

  • Evening Clothes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Lucien d'Artois

  • Blonde or Brunette (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Henri Martel

  • The Sorrows of Satan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Prince Lucio de Rimanez

  • The Ace of Cads (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Actor

  • A Social Celebrity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Max Haber

  • Fascinating Youth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Adolphe Menjou

  • The Grand Duchess and the Waiter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Albert Durant

  • The King On Main Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Serge IV

  • Are Parents People? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Mr. Hazlitt

  • A Kiss in the Dark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Walter Grenham

  • The Swan(1925)

    as Albert von Kersten-Rodenfels

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Fast Set (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Ernest Steel

  • Open All Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Edmund Durverne

  • Sinners in Silk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Arthur Merrill

  • Broken Barriers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Tommy Kemp

  • Broadway After Dark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Ralph Norton

  • The Marriage Cheat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Bob Canfield

  • Shadows of Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Georges de Croy

  • The Marriage Circle(1924)

    as Professor Josef Stock

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Forbidden Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Chancellor

  • The Spanish Dancer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    as Don Salluste

  • A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate(1923)

    as Pierre Revel

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Rupert of Hentzau (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    as Count Rischenheim

  • Bella Donna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    as Mr. Chepstow

  • The World's Applause (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    as Robert Townsend

  • Singed Wings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    as Bliss Gordon

  • Clarence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    as Hubert Stein

  • Pink Gods (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    as Louis Barney

  • The Eternal Flame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    as Duc de Langeais

  • The Fast Mail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    as Cal Baldwin

  • Head Over Heels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    as Sterling

  • Is Matrimony a Failure? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    as Dudley King

  • Arabian Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    as Captain Fortine (uncredited)

  • The Sheik(1921)

    as Dr. Raoul de St. Hubert

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Queenie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    as Count Michael

  • The Three Musketeers(1921)

    as Louis XIII

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Through the Back Door (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    as James Brewster

  • The Faith Healer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    as Dr. Littlefield

  • The Silent Barrier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Producer

  • The Moth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    as Teddy Marbridge / The Husband

  • The Valentine Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    as Joe Winder

  • The Blue Envelope Mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    as Bit Part (uncredited)

  • Manhattan Madness(1916)

    as Country Club Patron (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Reward of Patience (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    as Paul Dunstan

  • The Devil at His Elbow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    as Wilfred Carleton

  • The Crucial Test (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    as Count Nicolai

  • The Habit of Happiness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    as Society Man (uncredited)

  • Nearly a King (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    as Baron

  • A Parisian Romance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    as Julianai

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 138 titles from 1916 to 1960.

Biggest box office

A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate (1923)

$13K worldwide

Highest rated

Paths of Glory (1957)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

Top draw in 12 MovieCove titles.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting137 of 138: 137 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score59thProducing1 of 138: 1 only producing, 0 with another role

By decade

1910s10 · acting1920s47 · 46 acting · 1 crew1930s46 · acting1940s20 · acting1950s14 · acting1960s1 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 4% of 24 roles
21313646

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Adolphe Menjou's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 45; across their 45 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 45

Approval · how many liked their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 45

Reach · how many have seen their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 45

Midcredits score across 45 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up15
  • 50th to 74th15
  • 25th to 49th14
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

28 of their 45 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser28
  • Broadly Agreed9
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

Convention City (1933)

87th percentile spread · 24% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Paths of Glory (1957)

Midcredits 99th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 45 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 48. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Adolphe Menjou's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 22 · mildMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Adolphe Menjou work with?

People who share at least 2 of Adolphe Menjou's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Frank Jenks shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles