John Gustav Adolfi (February 19, 1888 – May 11, 1933) was an American

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who was involved in more than 100 productions throughout his career. An early acting credit was in the recently

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Biography

He was born in New York City to Gustav Adolfi and Jennie Reinhardt. Adolfi entered films as an actor in ''The Spy: A Romantic Story of the Civil War'' in 1907, but after appearing in thirty or so films he switched roles and concentrated on directing until his death in 1933 from a

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, Canada while hunting bears.

Filmography

Director

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'' (1908) * '' The Kentuckian'' (1908) * ''

'' (1912) * '' Through the Sluice Gates'' (1913, short) * '' Driven by Fate'' (1915, short) * '' The Man Inside'' (1916) *'' Caprice of the Mountains'' (1916) * '' Merely Mary Ann'' (1916) * ''

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'' (1916) * '' A Modern Thelma'' (1916) * '' Little Miss Happiness'' (1916) * '' The Sphinx'' (1916) * '' The Ragged Princess'' (1916) * '' A Modern Cinderella'' (1917) * '' A Child of the Wild'' (1917) * '' The Small Town Girl'' (1917) * ''

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'' (1917) * ''

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'' (1918) * '' The Heart of a Girl'' (1918) * '' The Burden of Proof'' (1918) *'' Queen of the Sea'' (1918) * '' Who's Your Brother?'' (1919) *'' The Amazing Woman'' (1920) * '' The Wonder Man'' (1920) * '' The Little 'Fraid Lady'' (1920) * '' The Darling of the Rich'' (1922) * '' The Little Red Schoolhouse'' (1923) * '' What Shall I Do?'' (1924) * ''

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'' (1924) *''

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'' (1925) *'' The Scarlet West'' (1925) * '' Big Pal'' (1925) * '' The Phantom Express'' (1925) * '' The Checkered Flag'' (1926) *'' Husband Hunters'' (1927) *'' What Happened to Father?'' (1927) *'' The Little Snob'' (1928) *'' Sinner's Parade'' (1928) *'' The Devil's Skipper'' (1928) *'' The Midnight Taxi'' (1928) *'' Prowlers of the Sea'' (1928) *'' Fancy Baggage'' (1929) *'' In the Headlines'' (1929) * '' Show of Shows'' (1929) *''

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'' (1929) *'' Dumbbells in Ermine'' (1930) *'' Recaptured Love'' (1930) *'' College Lovers'' (1930) *'' Sinners' Holiday'' (1930) *'' The Millionaire'' (1931) *''

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'' (1931) *'' Compromised'' (1931) *'' The Man Who Played God'' (1932) *'' A Successful Calamity'' (1932) *''

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'' (1932) * '' The King's Vacation'' (1933) *'' The Working Man'' (1933) *''

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'' (1933)

References

External links

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John G. Adolf @ allmovie.com
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John G. Adolfi, as an actor in 1917
Univ. of Washington, J. Willis Sayre collection) 1888 births 1933 deaths 20th-century American male actors American male silent film actors Film directors from New York City Male actors from New York City American silent film directors {{US-film-actor-1880s-stub