Vintage Movie Resources
Warren William — Just to Oblige (1935) 🇺🇸
The furthest thought from Warren William was one day to be an actor. But because he so thoroughly looked the part, his friends and family urged him to try the stage, and it was only because of their insistence that he enrolled at a dramatic school.
Wesley Ruggles — His Third Time On Top (1934) 🇺🇸
Director, Keystone Cop, Comedian — Wesley Ruggles explains survival in Hollywood.
Jean Harlow — Vintage Advertisements
Jean Harlow — Vintage Advertisements for Coca Cola, Kleenex, Lucky Strike
Frank Morgan — House of Morgan (1936) 🇺🇸
Frank Morgan insists he wouldn’t be where he is today if it weren’t for his wife, Alma. And I insist Alma Morgan wouldn’t be where she is today if it weren’t for Frank. Actually we’re both right. And that’s my story.
Wallace Beery — My Life Until Now — Part 3 (1934) 🇺🇸
This is the final instalment of the first authorized true life story from the man who has been the hero of a remarkable career in motion picture.
Wallace Beery — My Life Until Now — Part 1 (1934) 🇺🇸
“I’ve been so poor that I couldn’t buy half-soles for my worn-out shoes — and I’ve had nearly a million dollars salted away.” In this unusual life story Wallace Beery tells you the intimate facts of the ups and downs that he has known.
Wallace Beery — My Life Until Now — Part 2 (1934) 🇺🇸
The first authorized true life story from the man who has been the hero of one of the most remarkable careers in the films.
Barbara Stanwyck in “The Bitter Tea of General Yen” (1932) 🇺🇸
Barbara Stanwyck has a will of her own and believes that marriage and career can be made to mix.
Nils Asther in “The Bitter Tea of General Yen” (1932) 🇺🇸
Nils Asther, once considered M-G-M’s biggest bet, he was laid low by a Swedish accent when talkies came in.
Paul Muni — Great Actor — Great Hermit (1936) 🇺🇸
There’s a reason why Paul Muni takes you out of yourself with his acting. He lives as no other actor in Hollywood lives. This great story tells you how — and why.
This is Katharine Hepburn (1936) 🇺🇸
Here is a new and unusual slant on an unusual person — Katharine Hepburn. This is an interview with Muriel King, her latest designer.
Charles Boyer — Master of Charm (1936) 🇺🇸
Women succumb to his charm, his powerful personality without being able to help themselves.
Will Garbo Marry Her Director, Rouben Mamoulian? (1934) 🇺🇸
Is Rouben Mamoulian the man she has been waiting for all these years? Has she found love at last? His father, who ought to know, thinks and the evidence bears him out!
What’s a Stooge? Ted Healy Tells You! (1934) 🇺🇸
Ted Healy had just finished a scene with Robert Montgomery in a picture when I cornered him. I had been hanging around some time, waiting to get the answer to “What is a stooge?”
Vintage ad with Spencer Tracy and Constance Cummings towards the end of this article.
Boris Karloff — Through Horror Came Happiness (1936) 🇺🇸
Boris Karloff, on the screen, lives in a world of horror — but his friends know him, off-screen as the most contented man in Hollywood.
Lionel Stander — Meet The Stander-Outer (1936) 🇺🇸
A throw of the dice made Lionel Stander a stage personality — and ability has kept him at the top.
Rouben Mamoulian — What Do You Think of Color? (1935) 🇺🇸
Movie director Rouben Mamoulian, director of “Becky Sharp,” the first major picture using Technicolor’s new color process, writes about the use of colours in movies.
Leo McCarey — He Directs for Laughs — and Gets ‘Em (1935) 🇺🇸
Leo McCarey, the rollicking, young Irishman who directed “Ruggles of Red Gap,” is described by Charles Laughton as “not only a great director, but the greatest comic mind now living.”
Four Directors Tell What’s Wrong with the Movies (1933) 🇺🇸
Why aren’t there more movie hits ? That’s what Hollywood is asking. And Ernst Lubitsch, Frank Borzage, Cecil B. DeMille and Mervyn Le Roy — all makers of hits — are here to tell why. Listen in and hear some frank talk!
Melvyn Douglas — Famous Overnight (1932) 🇺🇸
Melvyn Douglas was a hit in his first appearance in pictures and he is steadily gaining in popularity.
Irving Pichel — Rebel! (1932) 🇺🇸
Irving Pichel, actor, director and author, turns his back on success in one profession to win in another.
James Stewart — The Inside Story (1936) 🇬🇧
James Stewart is one of Hollywood’s big new bets. In the comparatively short time he has been on the screen, he has rattled off some first-rate performances which have sent him shooting up the popularity poll at a tremendous rate.
Bela Lugosi, Lionel Atwill and Boris Karloff — Three Live Ghosts (1941) 🇺🇸
What of Bela Lugosi, Lionel Atwill, and Boris Karloff, prime portrayers of horrific characters? What are they like, what do they think of their abnormal rôles, and what have been their experiences? This joint interview tells you all you want to know.