John G. Adolfi
John Gustav Adolfi (February 19, 1888 – May 11, 1933) was an American silent film director, actor, and screenwriter who was involved in more than 100 productions throughout his career. An early acting credit was in the recently restored 1912 film Robin Hood.
Also recorded as John Gustav Adolfi · Jack Adolfi
John G. Adolfi

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- Name
- John G.
- Born
- 19 February 1888
- Birthplace
- New York City, U.S.
- Died
- 11 May 1933
- Place of death
- British Columbia, Canada
- Occupation
- * Silent film director
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
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John G. Adolfi nacque il 19 febbraio 1888 e morì il 10 maggio 1933.
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• Name — John G. Adolfi • Born — 19 February 1888 • Birthplace — New York City, U.S. • Died — 11 May 1933 • Place of death — British Columbia, Canada • Other Names — Jack Adolfi John G. Adolphi • Occupation — * Silent film director • Actor • Screenwriter • Years Active — 1907–1933
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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 brain hemorrhage in British Columbia, Canada while hunting bears.
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• The Fight for Freedom (1908) • The Kentuckian (1908) • Robin Hood (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) • The Mischief Maker (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) • Patsy (1917) • The Woman the Germans Shot (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) • Chalk Marks (1924) • Before Midnight (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) • Evidence (1929) • Dumbbells in Ermine (1930) • Recaptured Love (1930) • College Lovers (1930) • Sinners' Holiday (1930) • The Millionaire (1931) • Alexander Hamilton (1931) • Compromised (1931) • The Man Who Played God (1932) • A Successful Calamity (1932) • Central Park (1932) • The King's Vacation (1933) • The Working Man (1933) • Voltaire (1933)

Dorothy Gibson in Saved from the Titanic (1912). Alec B. Francis plays "Father" (left), Dorothy plays herself (centre) and John G. Adolfi plays Ensign Jack (right).
Éclair Film Company · Production still published in Moving Picture News, 4 May 1912

Director John G. Adolfi greeting French boxer and actor Georges Carpentier upon his arrival in the United States. Adolfi was to direct Carpentier in an upcoming film. Page 3097 of the April 3, 1920 Motion Picture News.
Motion Picture News (Mar-Jun 1920) at the Internet Archive
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John G. Adolfi died in 1933 at British Columbia.
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