Vintage Movie Resources
Men Behind the Stars — Frank Lloyd (1938) 🇺🇸
Long identified in Hollywood for the scope and sweep of his pictures, Lloyd won the directorial award for “Divine Lady” and again for Cavalcade.
Men Behind the Stars — Gregory La Cava (1938) 🇺🇸
La Cava was a pioneer in animated cartoons and drew some of the first Mutt and Jeffs. He wrote and directed some early Johnny Hines comedies so successfully that he became a Paramount director in 1920, first directing W. C. Fields
Men Behind the Stars — Wesley Ruggles (1938) 🇺🇸
Today, chieftains of the motion picture industry look upon Ruggles as a “super-showman.” He is one of the very few Hollywoodians rating the dual title of producer-director!
Men Behind the Stars — William Wyler (1938) 🇺🇸
A vacation was responsible for William Wyler entering the movies, and eventually becoming one of the top rank directors.
Men Behind the Stars — E. H. Griffith (1936) 🇺🇸
Director of “high comedy” such as “Holiday,” “Rebound,” “Another Language,” “Biography of a Bachelor Girl,” “No More Ladies,” “Next Time We Love,” and “Ladies in Love.”
Men Behind the Stars — Hal Mohr (1937) 🇺🇸
From amateur photographer to ace studio cameraman. That’s the record of Hal Mohr, winner of the Academy award last year for his cinematography of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”
Men Behind the Stars — John Ford (1936) 🇺🇸
A galloping horse hurled John Ford out of the acting end of the motion picture business and landed him in a director’s chair, where he came up from directing lowly westerns to winning International fame for his marvelous directorial talents and the Academy Award with “The Informer.”
Men Behind the Stars — Mervyn LeRoy (1936) 🇺🇸
Mervyn LeRoy, director of Warners’ coming big film, “Anthony Adverse,” started his motion picture career as an assistant cameraman at the FBO studios, which have since been absorbed by RKO.
Men Behind the Stars — King Vidor (1936) 🇺🇸
A second-hand Ford landed King Vidor and his wife, Florence, in San Francisco with twenty cents in their pockets.
Men Behind the Stars — Frank Capra (1936) 🇺🇸
The spectacular and award-winning production of 1934, “It Happened One Night,” was directed by a Hollywood genius — Frank Capra.
Men Behind the Stars — George Cukor (1936) 🇺🇸
A young man, filled with tremendous force and vitality, but still ranked as one of the most patient and considerate of Hollywood’s cinema-makers, this director makes no secret of his preference for the screen over the so-called “legitimate” stage.
Men Behind the Stars — W. S. Van Dyke (1936) 🇺🇸
W. S. Van Dyke has made a great name for himself as the creator of adventure romances.
Behind the Scenes of “Alice in Wonderland” (1934) 🇺🇸
Come backstage into fairyland! Get the surprise of your life when you see “big names” delighted with bits!
The Troupers (1935) 🇺🇸
The stars may take the bows, but the troupers take care of the picture.
Buster Keaton — Family Man (1931) 🇺🇸
How Buster Keaton got into pictures:
Joseph Schenck: “Ever play in a movie, Buster?”
Buster Keaton: “Nope.”
Joseph Schenck: “We’re making a comedy with Fatty Arbuckle. Go down to the studio and play a bit in it, just to see if you like it.”
Buster Keaton: “Nope.”
Joseph Schenck: “We’re making a comedy with Fatty Arbuckle. Go down to the studio and play a bit in it, just to see if you like it.”
Lewis Milestone — That Boy from Odessa (1932) 🇺🇸
Lewis Milestone was born in Russia and he has worked his way up from raincoat maker at $4 a week to the forefront of motion picture direction.
Behind the Scenes with Woody, Joan, Clark and Bob (1935) 🇺🇸
Three famous stars and an equally famous director worked together in “Forsaking All Others!” How did they get along, or did they?
Hollywood Teaches Hugh Walpole How to Write (1934) 🇺🇸
A great writer has come to Hollywood. For the screen, of course! The famous British novelist is shattering all studio precedents.
Ned Sparks — How to Act Without Moving a Muscle (1938) 🇺🇸
Emotional Ned Sparks gives aspiring actors some hints on how to be a successful actor and still save wear and tear. Today: The emotions Rage, Passion, Joy, Gratification, Defiance.
Ned Sparks — The Man from Dead Pan Alley (1935) 🇺🇸
Ned Sparks, professional grouch, tells on himself.
Franklin Pangborn — Singing Lesson (1939) 🇺🇸
Franklin Pangborn is a man of many talents. Besides being featured in “Topper Takes a Trip” he finds time for cultural pursuits.
Keystone Cops — Back On The Beat Again (1931) 🇺🇸
The Keystone Cops had a re-union in Hollywood the other day, making the two-reeler “Stout Hearts and Willing Hands.”
W. S. Van Dyke — Hollywood’s Most Versatile Director (1935) 🇺🇸
“Let Van Dyke do it!” is now more or less accepted as a slogan at the studio where he is under contract.
James Cagney and Allen Jenkins — Two “Toughs” from the Chorus (1934) 🇺🇸
They began — together — as chorus boys!
