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Tag Archives: John G. Adolfi
Voltaire (1933) John G. Adolfi, George Arliss, Doris Kenyon, Margaret Lindsay

Writer and philosopher Voltaire, loyal to his king, Louis XV of France Read More »
The Midnight Taxi (1928) John G. Adolfi, Antonio Moreno, Helene Costello, Myrna Loy

A 1928 early part-talkie thriller picture from Warner Bros. directed by John G. Adolfi Read More »
The Show of Shows (1929) John G. Adolfi, Frank Fay, William Courtenay, H.B. Warner

It’s 1929. The studio gave the cinema its voice gave offered the audiences a chance Read More »
Alexander Hamilton (1931) John G. Adolfi, George Arliss, Doris Kenyon, Dudley Digges

With the end of the Revolutionary War in 1783, General George Washington Read More »
Recaptured Love (1930) John G. Adolfi, Belle Bennett, John Halliday, Dorothy Burgess

An errant husband wants to return to his wife. Read More »
Central Park (1932) John G. Adolfi

Rick and Dot, two penniless New Yorkers, meet and fall in love in Central Park. Promising to meet later, they separate. Read More »
The Man Who Played God (1932) John G. Adolfi, George Arliss, Bette Davis, Violet Heming

Montgomery Royle is a famed pianist whose student, the much younger Grace Blair, believes herself to be in love with him. Read More »
Sinners’ Holiday (1930) John G. Adolfi, Grant Withers, Lucille La Verne, Warren Hymer

Ma Delano (La Verne) runs a boardwalk penny arcade, living upstairs with her sons (Cagney and Gallagher) and daughter (Knapp). Read More »
The Working Man (1933) John G. Adolfi, George Arliss, Bette Davis, Theodore Newton, Comedy, Drama, Romance

Successful wealthy shoe manufacturer John Reeves takes a vacation, leaving his business in the hands of his nephew. Read More »