Menjou was the classic archetype of a dastardly cad for much of his movie career. This impression was aided by his mustache which seemed to curl at the ends like a roadshow Simon Legree. If you like old movies, but cannot place the name you will immediately recognize his picture. One stand out role was in Stage Door as the lecherous stage producer.

For me, this work was kind of a bust because much of it focused on his career in silents and early talkies. Given it was written in 1948, it contains nothing about Menjou's very central role in creating Red Channels and the blacklist of suspected communists. All that really came in 1950.

Has a photograph section.

The title relates to Menjou's reputation as a fashion plate.