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

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.

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