Vintage Movie Resources
Dolores del Río — Sad One of the River (1930) 🇺🇸
The translation of Dolores del Rio's Spanish name is belied by her candor and intelligence and poise when one converses with her.
Laura La Plante — Without Benefit of Fireworks (1930) 🇺🇸
Seven years a star, Laura La Plante has never been extravagantly praised or severely criticized, her steady emotional balance giving her a security impossible to the skyrockets of the screen.
Agua Caliente — The Playground of the Stars (1930) 🇺🇸
A colorful description of Agua Caliente, the Mexican resort, and some of the stars who go there.
Jeanne Eagels — The Way of an Eagle (1930) 🇺🇸
The death of Jeanne Eagels prompts a brief resume of her life, a reminder of what she has left on the screen and a tribute to her as an individual.
Evelyn Brent — The Melting of Evelyn (1930) 🇺🇸
"He's the handsomest man in Hollywood — bar none!" says Miss Brent of her husband, thus explaining why the strong, silent woman she once was is no more.
Leila Hyams — Up from a Trunk (1930) 🇺🇸
Leila Hyams was a trouper when only three weeks old, her crib the lid of an actor's trunk, and she kept on trouping until she found success in movies.
Mary Nolan — "The Glory Girl" (1930) 🇺🇸
She is Mary Nolan, but you must read this story for the meaning of the phrase.
Olive Borden Repents Her Folly (1930) 🇺🇸
Elevated by publicity and stardom into a state of artificial grandeur, she demanded two thousand dollars salary for decorating the screen. In the long wait that followed this outburst she began to think for the first time, and now there's not a more sensible girl in Hollywood.
Mae Clarke — Thirty-five Minutes To Go (1930) 🇺🇸
In the short space of time granted an interviewer Mae Clarke upsets a few traditions, springs some surprises and relates the story of her life.
Too Continental — Or What? (1930) 🇺🇸
Why is it that European charmers, beginning with Pola Negri and ending with Eva von Berne, have not endured with the fans? This article recalls many sad departures from these shores, with reasons advanced for this strange state of affairs.
Alice White — Naughty Baby Quiets Down (1930) 🇺🇸
Alice White skipped gayly through life and films alike until she fell in love, and now she pauses to grasp a new realization of things.
Fifi Dorsay — Fifi's Magic Touch (1930) 🇺🇸
Miss Dorsay's wordless language makes you want to throw away your French dictionary, for the whole world is akin when she sings and rolls her eyes.
Ruth Chatterton — As She Is (1930) 🇺🇸
The most popular player brought from the stage to the screen is here subjected to friendly scrutiny.
Sue Carol — Two Years Before The Mast (1930) 🇺🇸
Ordinarily an experimental period in the studio, as on the sea, Sue Carol has weathered storms and squalls — and is steadied by both.
Bill Boyd — As He Is (1930) 🇺🇸
The story of William Boyd's life reads like that of a fame-and-fortune hero of the old school, which may explain his extreme modesty to-day.
Constance Bennett — Reckless and Charming (1930) 🇺🇸
There's a great deal more to Constance Bennett than that, as you can see for yourself, for she has come back to the screen to stay.
Charles Farrell — Hero Worshiper (1930) 🇺🇸
In his enthusiasm for other stars, Charles Farrell hasn't begun to realize his own place among them, so he remains unspoiled by success.
Lawrence Gray — Gray Skies Are Blue Now (1930) 🇺🇸
Talkies put Mr. Gray out of pictures, but singies brought him back again.
Alan Hale — Hale Fellow Well Met (1930) 🇺🇸
A villain with a past gets a haircut and a shave and emerges as a star comedian with a future.
Frank Albertson — Sunny Disposish (1930) 🇺🇸
In other words, Frank Albertson, whose story on this page explains his youthful high spirits on the screen.
Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy — The Seriousness of Being Funny in Four Languages (1930) 🇺🇸
Amusing piece in from the days before movies were dubbed into other languages. Comedians Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy struggle to make French, Spanish and German versions of “Brats.”
Adventures in Interviewing (1930) 🇺🇸
Further stories about Hollywood and its Famous Folk — Mack Sennett, Monte Blue, von Sternberg and others.
Louise Brooks and Anna May Wong — Their European Souls (1930) 🇺🇸
Some are born European; some achieve Europe; and some have Europe thrust upon them.