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|$fN Hollywood nothing less than sensational or colossal is con,1 sidered worthy of recording, and legendary characters are as ;|numerous as a press agent's adjectives. Although this fosters a quick turnover in "immortals" and a short memory for their deeds, I'm sure that my friend Adolphe Menjou, in his own unique way, will always be a headliner in the saga of Movieland.
Adolphe's nonstop career as an actor speaks for itself. He started in the business when any picture over two reels in length was considered a super-special, and he is still a leading film personality. It takes much more than a large and well-tailored wardrobe to stay on the screen for over thirty-five years.
But Adolphe is more than a good actor. He is, among other things, my favorite financial genius. Wall Street can have its Morgans, its Rockefellers, and its Bernard Baruch. I'll take Adolphe. He is very allergic to bad investments, and a falling market affects him like a falling barometer affects grandpa's rheumatiz. He's the only person I know who always buys at the bottom and sells at the top. A certain director once told me, "Menjou is expensive but worth every penny of his salary, because I not only get a good performance from him, I also find out what he's doing in the stock market."
Surprisingly enough, Adolphe is also a Hollywood intellectual. In fact, he is my favorite actor-intellectual. I have heard him discuss economics, history, political science, art, literature, drama, and many other erudite subjects. Of course, there is a plethora of intellectuals in Hollywood and they will discuss any subject under the sun, but none of them is as fluent and entertaining as Adolphe. It takes quite a guy to discourse on Balkan politics of 1912 and make you like it. Adolphe will not only make you like it,