Adolphe Menjou
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]
Paths of Glory
as Gen. George BroulardA commanding officer defends three scapegoats on trial for a failed offensive that occurred...
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The Tall Target
as Caleb JeffersA detective tries to prevent the assassination of President-elect Abraham Lincoln during a train...
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The Sniper
as Frank KafkaEddie Miller struggles with his hatred of women, he's especially bothered by seeing women with...
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A Star Is Born
as Oliver NilesEsther Blodgett is just another starry-eyed farm kid trying to break into the movies....
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Pollyanna
as Mr. PendergastA young girl comes to an embittered town and confronts its attitude with her determination to...
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State of the Union
as Jim ConoverAn industrialist is urged to run for President, but this requires uncomfortable compromises on...
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A Farewell to Arms
as Major RinaldiA tale of the World War I love affair, begun in Italy, between American ambulance driver Lt....
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Morocco
as Monsieur La BessiereThe Foreign Legion marches in to Mogador with booze and women in mind just as singer Amy Jolly...
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The Milky Way
as Gabby SloanTimid milkman, Burleigh Sullivan, somehow knocks out a boxing champ in a brawl. The fighter's...
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The Front Page
as Walter BurnsHildy Johnson is an investigative reporter looking for a bigger paycheck. When an accused...
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A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
as Pierre RevelWhen Marie St. Clair believes she has been jilted by her artist fiance Jean, she decides to...
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The Sheik
as Dr. Raoul de St. HubertSheik Ahmed desperately desires feisty British socialite Diana, so he abducts her and carries...
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Café Metropole
as Monsieur VictorAn American posing as a Russian prince woos a visiting Ohio heiress.
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Across the Wide Missouri
as PierreIn the 1830's beaver trapper Flint Mitchell and other white men hunt and trap in the then...
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Stage Door
as Anthony PowellThe ups and downs in the lives and careers of a group of ambitious young actresses and show...
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Letter of Introduction
as John ManneringAn aging actor, trying to make a comeback on Broadway, is surprised when his estranged daughter...
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Golden Boy
as Tom MoodyDespite his talent as a musician, a city boy decides to become a boxer. He's successful as a...
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Morning Glory
as Louis EastonWildly optimistic chatterbox Eva Lovelace is a would-be actress trying to crash the New York...
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Gold Diggers of 1935
as Nicolai NicoleffRomance strikes when a vacationing millionairess and her daughter and son spend their vacation...
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Prestige
as Capt. Remy BandoinA woman joins her fiance at a Malaysian prison camp only to discover he's become an alcoholic.
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One Hundred Men and a Girl
as John CardwellThe daughter of a struggling musician forms a symphony orchestra made up of his unemployed...
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Turnabout
as Phil ManningBickering husband and wife Tim and Sally Willows mutter a few angry words to a statue of Buddha...
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You Were Never Lovelier
as Eduardo AcuñaAn Argentine heiress thinks a penniless American dancer is her secret admirer.
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Bundle of Joy
as J. B. MerlinKitschy musical remake of "Bachelor Mother". Debbie Reynolds plays an over-eager clerk in a...
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Heartbeat
as AmbassadorA female escapee from a reform school joins a pickpocket academy in Paris.
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The Three Musketeers
as Louis XIIIThe young Gascon D'Artagnan arrives in Paris, his heart set on joining the king's Musketeers. He...
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Little Miss Marker
as Sorrowful JonesBig Steve Halloway, gambler and proprietor of New York's Horseshoe Cabaret, is in desperate need...
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The Great Lover
as PaurelAn aspiring classical singer is romanced by both a famous opera star and his younger understudy.
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Broadway Gondolier
as Professor Eduardo de VinciA taxi driver travels to Venice and poses as a gondolier to land a radio singing job.
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Roxie Hart
as Billy FlynnA café in Chicago, 1942. On a rainy night, veteran reporter Homer Howard tells an increasing...
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The Mighty Barnum
as Bailey Walsh20th Century Fox's highly fabricated film biography of circus showman P. T. Barnum stars Wallace...
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The Hucksters
as Mr. KimberlyA World War II veteran wants to return to advertising on his own terms, but finds it difficult...
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The Marriage Circle
as Professor Josef StockAn unhappily married couple moves to Vienna, where the wife’s married best friend lives, and...
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Forbidden
as Robert GroverOn a cruise to Cuba, Lulu Smith falls in love with Bob Grover. Back home, she breaks off the...
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Man on a Tightrope
as FeskerThe owner of an impoverished circus in Communist-ruled Czechoslovokia plots to flee across the...
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My Dream Is Yours
as Thomas HutchinsConceited singer Garry Mitchell refuses to renew his radio contract, so agent Doug Blake decides...
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Forbidden Paradise
as ChancellorFilm based on the Lajos Biró play, directed by Ernst Lubitsch.
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That's Right – You're Wrong
as Stacey DelmoreJ. D. Forbes, head of the almost-bankrupt Four Star Studios in Hollywood contacts band leader...
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To Please a Lady
as GreggMike Brannon is a former war hero turned midget car racer. His ruthless racing tactics have made...
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Timberjack
as 'Sweetwater' TiltonA young man seeks his father's killers among lumberjacks, and discovers that they are actually...
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The Goldwyn Follies
as Oliver MerlinMovie producer chooses a simple girl to be "Miss Humanity" and to critically evalute his movies...
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Road Show
as Col. Carleton CarrowayRich playboy Drogo Gaines is in imminent danger of marrying a gold digger, and escapes by...
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The Ambassador's Daughter
as Senator Jonathan CarwrightWhile on leave in Paris, a G.I. pursues an ambassador's daughter. Meanwhile she's out to prove...
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The Sorrows of Satan
as Prince Lucio de RimanezGeoffrey is desperately in love with Mavis, who lives at his boardinghouse and is also pursuing...
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Open All Night
as Edmund DurverneTherese Duverne (Viola Dana) is bored with her even-tempered husband, Edmond (Adolphe Menjou)....
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I Married a Woman
as Frederick W. SuttonAdvertising executive Marshall Briggs finds his work in conflict with his love-life with fashion...
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Journal of a Crime
as Paul MolletA woman murders her husband's mistress and someone else gets accused of the crime.
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King of the Turf
as Jim MasonMason is a former race-horse owner who gave up everything and started to drink after the death...
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Hi Diddle Diddle
as Hector PhyffeWhen the bride's mother is supposedly swindled out of her money by a spurned suitor, the groom's...
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Step Lively
as WagnerFly-by-night producers dodge bill collectors while trying for one big hit.
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Two White Arms
as Maj. Carey ListonA man becomes bored with married life and pretends to have lost his memory so he can pursue...
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The Love Goddesses
as (archive footage)This insightful documentary features some of the major and most beautiful actresses to grace the...
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Mr. District Attorney
as Craig WarrenAn assistant district attorney gets mixed-up with a woman who is working for the group that he...
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The Ace of Cads
as uncreditedAn officer in the British Guards takes to drink when a friend and fellow officer convinces the...
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Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)A documentary about the glorious history of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and its decline leading...
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The Habit of Happiness
as Society Man (uncredited)Douglas Fairbanks stars as "Sunny" Wiggins, who believes in eternal optimism and good spirits....
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Sweet Rosie O'Grady
as Tom MoranAn American singer becomes engaged to an English duke, but is continuously pestered over her...
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Men Call It Love
as TonyPre-code melodrama about high society marriage and fidelity.
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We're switching to Hollywood
as SelfA German reporter visits Hollywood and is escorted through the MGM Studio by a German nobleman,...
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The King On Main Street
as The KingA European Ruler falls in love with an American.
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The Spanish Dancer
as Don SallusteThe Spanish Dancer is the story of Maritana, a Romani girl who dances in courtyards and even...
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New Moon
as Governor Boris BrusiloffNew Moon is the name of the ship crossing the Caspian Sea. A young Lt. Petroff meets the...
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The Bachelor's Daughters
as Alexander MoodyA department store floor walker is persuaded by four husband-seeking salesgirls to pose as their...
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Convention City
as T.R. (Ted) KentExtra-marital fun and games at a convention of the Honeywell Rubber Company in Atlantic City.
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The Grand Duchess and the Waiter
as Albert DurantAlbert Durant, a young millionaire, poses as a waiter in order to woo an exiled and financially...
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Man Alive
as KismetA reportedly dead man haunts his wife and her boyfriend.
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The Easiest Way
as William BrocktonGrowing up in a poor working-class family, Laura Murdock decides not to marry the boy next door...
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Through The Back Door
as James BrewsterA young Belgian girl, raised by her longtime nanny, flees Europe at the advent of World War I...
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Easy to Love
as JohnCarol feels, for whatever reason, that her husband, John, has grown indifferent to her, and is...
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The Night Club Lady
as Police Commissioner Thatcher ColtA police commissioner investigates the murder of a nightclub owner who was under police protection.
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The Great Flirtation
as Stephan KarpathAn actor is jealous of his wife's stardom.
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Manhattan Madness
as Country Club Patron (uncredited)Steve O'Dare, a young New Yorker who has gone off to Wyoming to be a cowboy, returns to New York...
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Sing, Baby, Sing
as Bruce FarradayThe "Caliban-Ariel" romance of fiftysomething John Barrymore and teenager Elaine Barrie is...
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Sinners in Silk
as Arthur MerrillAging roué Arthur Merrill meets flapper Penelope Stevens on an ocean liner and decides to...
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Broadway After Dark
as Ralph NortonRalph Norton, man-about-town and wealthy favorite in Broadway society circles, is attracted to...
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The Circus: Premiere
as SelfFootage from the premiere of Charlie Chaplin's 1928 film 'The Circus'.
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Dancing in the Dark
as Melville CrossmanEmery Slade was one of the brightest stars in Hollywood in 1932, but by 1949 his career has hit...
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Friends and Lovers
as Captain Geoffrey RobertsBritish Army captain Geoff Roberts carries on an affair with Alva, the wife of the cruel Victor...
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Hollywood: The Selznick Years
as 'A Star Is Born' (archive footage) (uncredited)Henry Fonda hosts this retrospective on the career and films of iconic filmmaker David O....
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Father Takes a Wife
as Frederic 'Freddie' Osborne SeniorA famous actress has to win over her ready-made family when she weds a shipping magnate.
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The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown
as Arthur MartinWhen beautiful blonde movie star Laurel Stevens is kidnapped on the verge of the premiere of her...
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I'll Be Yours
as J. Conrad NelsonA small-town girl tells a small fib to a wealthy businessman; complications ensue.
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Bachelor's Affairs
as Andrew HoytA middle aged millionaire falls in love with a gorgeous, but stupid blonde gold digger, being...
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A Social Celebrity
as Max HaberSmall-town barber Max Haber is the pride of his father, Johann, who owns an antiquated...
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The Worst Woman in Paris?
as Adolphe BallouTired of being tired and scandalized in gossip columns, she leaves Menjou for a trip to the US....
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A Gentleman of Paris
as Marquis de MarignanLe Marquis de Marignan is a French aristocrat and seducer who flirts with every Parisian girl he...
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The World's Applause
as Robert TownsendCorinne d'Alys (Daniels) achieves sudden success on the stage and among her many admirers is...
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The Trumpet Blows
as Pancho Montes / Pancho GomezIn Mexico, a former bandit settles down and picks out a beautiful young dancer to be his wife....
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Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
as uncreditedNarrator Hopper covers two war benefit affairs, a garden party and a USO fashion show, at...
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Syncopation
as George LatimerA young trumpeter rises through the jazz world and finds love.
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The Blue Envelope Mystery
as Bit Part (uncredited)Leslie Brennan, an heiress, suddenly discovers that she is almost penniless, and faces the...
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A Kiss in the Dark
as Walter GrenhamBased on a Frederick Lonsdale Broadway play.
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Marquis Preferred
as Marquis d'ArgenvilleMenjou is a gentleman for sale to the daughter of any millionaire who will pay his debts and...
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Fascinating Youth
as Adolphe MenjouPlayboy Teddy Ward wants to marry Jeannie King, an artist, but his father wants him to marry...
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Diamond Cut Diamond
as Dan McQueenOne of the guests tries to foil a gang of jewel-robbers during a country house weekend party.
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A Bill of Divorcement
as Hilary FairfieldFather's return from the insane asylum spells calamity for the Fairfield family.
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One in a Million
as Tad SpencerAmerican theatrical manager discovers Greta Muller preparing for the Olympics in Switzerland and...
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Evening Clothes
as Lucien d'ArtoisAttracted by his wealth, avaricious Germaine marries D'Artois, then leaves him for a more...
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Blonde or Brunette
as Henri MartelAdolphe Menjou stars in a Roaring Twenties comedy of remarriage.
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Bella Donna
as Mr. ChepstowBella Donna, a seductive woman snares Nigel Armine into marriage and he takes her to Egypt to...
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Head Over Heels
as SterlingWhen theatrical agent Sterling, a ladies man known for signing his latest paramours onto his...
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Thanks for Everything
as J. B. HarcourtPromoters set up a radio contest to find the average American and use him to sell food, apparel...
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The Swan
as Albert von Kersten-RodenfelsThe Swan (1925) is a silent film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount...
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Broken Barriers
as Tommy KempA young girl is forced to give up college when her father loses all his money. She soon meets...
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Are Parents People?
as Mr. HazlittThe teenage daughter of a wealthy couple is horrified to find out that her parents, who spend...
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The Eternal Flame
as Duc de LangeaisA 1922 film directed by Frank Lloyd.
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The Circus Queen Murder
as Thatcher ColtSuave, lip-reading DA Thatcher Colt plans to get away from the big city for a while. So he and...
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Nearly a King
as BaronA crown prince doesn't want to marry a foreign princess, so he asks an actor to take his place.
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The Devil at His Elbow
as Wilfred CarletonYoung mechanical engineer John Ashton is trying to complete the plans for a new submarine. Under...
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The Human Side
as Gregory SheldonThe story of a theatrical producer, his divorced wife and their four children.
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The Moth
as Teddy Marbridge / The HusbandSpoiled young heiress Lucy Gillam knows only a life filled with parties and flirtations until...
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The Housekeeper's Daughter
as Deakon MaxwellA mobster's moll leads a newsman, cub reporter and photographer to a scoop.
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The Crucial Test
as Count NicolaiWicked Russian Grand Duke Bagroff becomes infatuated with Thanya, but she loves American artist...
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Wives Never Know
as J. Hugh RamseyHomer Bigelow has an ideal marriage, with a wife who loves him very much as does he in return. ...
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His Private Life
as Georges St. GermainStory of a Frenchman who seduces women all over Paris, but he meets his match in a proper...
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Shadows of Paris
as Georges de CroyA young woman rises from an apache dancer to become a wealthy woman in post-WW1 Paris.
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Clarence
as Hubert SteinClarence Smith is an ex-soldier who is hired for odd jobs by Mr. Wheeler primarily because he...
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What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery GuestFour panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while...
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What's My Line?
as Self - PanelistFour panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while...
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The Merv Griffin Show
as SelfThe Merv Griffin Show is an American television talk show, starring Merv Griffin. The series ran...
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The DuPont Show with June Allyson
as FitchThe DuPont Show with June Allyson is an American anthology drama series which aired on CBS from...
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