Adolphe Menjou

Made films the shows talk about.

Counted as actor. The films the hosts said they acted in, which the two lists below run through too: Paths of Glory (1957); A Star Is Born (2018); The Front Page; The Sheik (Rudolph Valentino; transcript 'the Shake').

Draws on

What the speakers say they, or a film of theirs, drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.

Humphrey Cobb: 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Paths of Glory (1957), which they acted in: Humphrey Cobb ⇒ Paths of Glory (the host's read). Paths of Glory is based on Cobb's novel, which Kubrick read in high school and never forgot.
    “Humphrey Cobb's novel pads of glory.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Paths of Glory with Sarah Marshall (Ad-Free) · 0:33:38 · David Sims (0.70 sure it was them)

The Killing (1956): 1 line

  1. unmapped (led to) · through Paths of Glory (1957), which they acted in: The Killing ⇒ Paths of Glory (the host's read). Kirk Douglas saw The Killing and wanted that director for Paths of Glory.
    “And then didn't Kirk Douglas see this and went, oh, this is paths of glory.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Killing with Patton Oswalt (Ad-Free) · 1:05:46 · Patton Oswalt (0.35 sure it was them)

Drawn on by

What the speakers say drew on them or a film of theirs, marked the same way.

David Simon: 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Paths of Glory (1957), which they acted in: Paths of Glory ⇒ David Simon (the maker said so: David Simon cites it regularly). The speaker calls Paths of Glory a Rosetta Stone for Simon's stories of institutions versus the people below.
    “this is the sort of Rosetta Stone, if you will, for him.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Paths of Glory with Sarah Marshall (Ad-Free) · 0:25:22 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Fighting with My Family (2019): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through A Star Is Born (2018), which they acted in: A Star Is Born ⇒ Fighting with My Family (the maker said so: Merchant in this interview). Merchant says he thought about A Star Is Born, the rags to riches story, as much as the sports side.
    “I was thinking as much about films like, you know, like a Star is Born”
    The Big Picture · Pro Wrestling Goes to the Movies, Plus Stephen Merchant on ‘Fighting With My Family’ | Interview (Ep. 130) · 0:27:47 · Stephen Merchant (0.95 sure it was them)

The Wire (2002): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Paths of Glory (1957), which they acted in: Paths of Glory ⇒ The Wire (the maker said so: David Simon cites it regularly). David Simon reportedly cites Paths of Glory as the number one influence on The Wire: institutions chewing up the people on the ground.
    “David Simon cites this regularly as the number one influence on the wire?”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Paths of Glory with Sarah Marshall (Ad-Free) · 0:25:11 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

What the speakers said they did

Acting (4) everyone in acting

What was said about them, by kind

career (1)

  1. career (career): Adolphe Menjou → A Star Is Born. Menjou's career credits include A Star Is Born and an Oscar nomination for The Front Page.
    “He's nominated for an Oscar for the front page.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Paths of Glory with Sarah Marshall (Ad-Free) · 1:05:15 · unknown (0.35 sure it was them)

people (1)

  1. people (people): Adolphe Menjou → Peter Sellers. Menjou looks like a serious Peter Sellers, or how Sellers tries to make himself look.
    “He looks like what how Peter Sellers tries to make himself look.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Paths of Glory with Sarah Marshall (Ad-Free) · 1:05:30 · unknown (0.35 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

  1. fun, about Adolphe Menjou: Salvador Dali admired Menjou's mustache.
    “Apparently Salvador Dali was a big fan of his. And declared that he had one of the best mustaches.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Paths of Glory with Sarah Marshall (Ad-Free) · 1:05:34 · unknown (0.35 sure it was them)
  2. fun, about Adolphe Menjou: Menjou fought Kubrick over 42 takes; Kubrick quietly kept going until it was right.
    “It isn't right, and we're going to keep doing it until it is right, and we'll get it right because you guys are good.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Paths of Glory with Sarah Marshall (Ad-Free) · 1:06:17 · David Sims (0.50 sure it was them)