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Word: menjou (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...incomparable Samuel Goldwyn dug deep into his plush, silken topper and drew out Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy, Adolph Menjou, The Ritz Brothers, Kenny Baker, Andrea Leeds, Helen Jepson, and the great Zorina. He mixed them all together, added a dash of technicolor, and even put his name in the title; and out of it all emerged "The Goldwyn Follies." Wandering in and out of Hollywood sets and hamburg stands, leaping from the insane antics of the Ritz brothers to the majestic beauty of "La Traviata," and combining jazz and the ballet in preposterous fashion, it dwarfs everything previously produced...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Moviegoer | 4/26/1938 | See Source »

...complications concern a movie producer's (Adolph Menjou's) search for a plot with the human touch, which was possibly just what Mr. Goldwyn himself was seeking. Andrea Leeds, the dark horse who almost stole the show in "Stage Door," maintains her standard as "Miss Humanity." The technicolor is not glaring and therefore impressive. Undoubtedly the high spots of the movie are the ballet scenes, which are worth seeing even after the Chicago fire, the hurricane, and the locusts. And the title need arouse no apprehension...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Moviegoer | 2/26/1938 | See Source »

...Goldwyn Follies (Andrea Leeds, Adolphe Menjou, The Ritz Brothers, Zorina; TIME...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Also Showing | 2/21/1938 | See Source »

...Goldwyn Follies (Andrea Leeds, the Ritz Brothers, Adolphe Menjou. Zorina; TIME...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Current & Choice, Feb. 14, 1938 | 2/14/1938 | See Source »

...Ascot. In the U. S., he is a style reporter for Men's Wear magazine, Interwoven Socks and Palm Beach Suits. Arriving in Manhattan last week, the impeccable Captain Murdocke listed the U. S. men he considers best dressed (among others): Cinemactors John Loder, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Adolphe Menjou, Tyrone Power, Clark Gable; Socialites Angier Biddle Duke, Anthony J. Drexel Biddle Jr., Marshall Field III, Joseph E. Widener, Peter Widener, William Goadby Loew...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Dec. 27, 1937 | 12/27/1937 | See Source »

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