A vintage movie poster titled "Are Parents People?" featuring a couple in a warm embrace, surrounded by colourful, abstract shapes.

Adolphe Menjou: Gentleman of the Screen: Are Parents People?

Name: Adolphe Menjou: Gentleman of the Screen: Are Parents People?
Start: 2026-02-04T10:00
End: 2026-02-04T11:13
Location: Watershed

part of Slapstick Festival 2026

Film

Wed 4 Feb 10:00

Director: Malcolm St. Clair
Details: 73 mins, 1925, USA

Additional booking info below

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Slapstick 2026 opens in style with a rarely screened gem from the Jazz Age, a sparkling early performance from the ever-suave Adolphe Menjou, the actor later celebrated as Hollywood’s quintessential ‘gentleman of the screen’.

Recently rediscovered, Are Parents People? (1925) is a sophisticated comedy of manners brimming with wit, charm and emotional nuance.

Menjou plays the impeccably dressed but somewhat wayward husband of a socialite (Florence Vidor) whose teenage daughter (Betty Bronson) schemes to reunite her estranged parents. The result is an elegant blend of humour, heart and early screwball comedy.

Introduced by film historian and writer Andrew Kelly who will explore Menjou’s enduring appeal and influence from these early silent roles to The Front Page and beyond.

With live piano from Daan van den Hurk.

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Choose screening time for: Adolphe Menjou: Gentleman of the Screen: Are Parents People?

Wed 4 Feb

10:00 (ends 11:13)

Pricing

£12.00 full (plus 12% booking fee*) / £9.00 concessions (plus 12% booking fee*) / £6.00 18-25 (plus 12% booking fee*) / £5.00 12 and Under (plus 12% booking fee*).

Make the most of the Slapstick Festival 2026 with a Silent Pass**:

SILENT Pass

£150.00 + £5.00 booking fee*.

The Silent Pass give you access to Slapstick Festival screenings at Watershed and Bristol Megascreen.

Buy a Club Shed membership and enjoy 15% off cinema and Undershed tickets, advance booking for special events, discounts in the Café & Bar and more.

*Booking fee applies to online and phone booking only.

**The Passes do not include access to Slapstick Cult Classic: But I'm A Cheerleader Sat 7 Feb 14:00 or Sing Sun 8 Feb 10:00.

Access

Cinema seat widths
Our cinema seats are 46cm wide, with wooden armrests on either side of each seat that can’t be moved.

We can provide seats without armrests or bean bags as alternatives at the front of the cinema if that is more comfortable for you. Please just call our Box Office on (0117) 927 5100 or book in-person to arrange.

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Join our Access Register to help us deliver the best possible experience for you. You can sign up to our Access Register online, or in person at Box Office or by calling (0117) 927 5100.

Concessions

Concessions apply to Full Time Students, Job Seekers Allowance and Employment Support Allowance, 66+ who have retired, Equity and BECTU members and disabled people.

Where applicable please produce proof of eligibility when collecting a ticket.

Wed 4 Feb

Pricing

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