Vintage Movie Resources
Andrea Leeds — The Star with a Film-Story Life (1937) 🇬🇧
Andrea Leeds who is playing the lead in Samuel Goldwyn's £400,000 production, The Goldwyn Follies, has had a meteoric career. Her life story, of which a film may shortly be made, reads like fiction in its colourful adventurousness.
Gladys George — The Screen's Shady Lady (1937) 🇬🇧
"Be good, sweet maid," they used to say, but Gladys George is scaling the screen heights by being bad.
Cesar Romero — Always a Best Man — Never a Groom (1939) 🇺🇸
The very sad but wise story of why Cesar Romero keeps away from marital ball and chain | Randolph Scott recommends Strongheart Dog Food
Isa Miranda — As You Like "It" (1939) 🇺🇸
D’Annunzio, the great poet-lover, called Isa Miranda "the most glamorous woman in the world". Motion Picture gives you her formula for "It".
Stars That Never Were (1932) 🇺🇸
Why do players who shine from the first, like Barry Norton, fail to go on?
Hollywood Declares War on the Dictators (1939) 🇺🇸
Hollywood has tried to please the dictators, but they just don't like our movies.
Lucky Don Ameche (1937) 🇬🇧
They call him "Lucky Don" in Hollywood, but it isn't all luck, as you can see in this illuminating article.
Continental Sex Appeal Comes Back (1937) 🇬🇧
The European glamour girls are flocking to Hollywood again. Has Britain missed yet another opportunity?
Ian Hunter — He Was Once Neglected (1937) 🇬🇧
Ian Hunter, since he appeared as Thesus in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" has come rapidly to the fore. Hollywood has given him the chance which British studios failed to do.
Derrick de Marney — Way for an Actor! (1937) 🇬🇧
Derrick de Marney has been somewhat overlooked by film-producers, but that state of affairs will shortly be a thing of the past.
Sophie Tucker — Sophie Bless Her! (1937) 🇬🇧
Sophie Tucker once did a good turn to her great friend Marie Dressler. Now Sophie is being groomed for stardom in Dressler roles. Here is a real-life drama that is different.
Irving Cummings — You Can’t Do That (1937) 🇬🇧
Once a front-rank silent star, Irving Cummings, who is directing Walter Wanger's "Vogues of 1938," has been connected with the screen for a quarter of a century. His interesting career is one of the romances of the screen.
Patricia Ellis — She's Making Up for Lost Time (1937) 🇬🇧
The source of Patricia Ellis's abounding energy has long been a mystery. Here is the explanation.
Marian Nixon — Rich Wife (1932) 🇺🇸
Marian Nixon's wealthy marriage couldn't satisfy a girl who had known the joys and sorrows of a career.
Their Little Rages (1932) 🇺🇸
What causes Constance Bennett to exclaim "l hate that!" and what always makes James Cagney mad? Every star is made furious by something. This article tells what.
Sidney Fox — Sweet and Low (1932) 🇺🇸
Success has brought only unhappiness to Sidney Fox — a sympathetic interviewer tells why it's a shame.
One-Day Stars (1932) 🇺🇸
Generally speaking there are three classes of screen stars: those who last for years, those who last for months, and those who last but a day.
Helen Twelvetrees — A Lady in Luck (1932) 🇺🇸
Luck gave Helen Twelvetrees her chances, but she made good on her own.
Tallulah Bankhead — A Lady for Legends (1932) 🇺🇸
"Acting is quite natural with me. I have never even studied it, or taken a lesson in my life. I just act."
Una Merkel — Perky Merkel (1932) 🇺🇸
Una Merkel didn't think she was beautiful enough for pictures, but how she has helped the fifteen she's played in!
Regis Toomey — Nine-O'Clock Guy (1932) 🇺🇸
Though Regis Toomey seldom appears in the magazines, he never fails to come through with a competent and satisfying performance on the screen.
Hardie Albright — Luck and Pluck (1932) 🇺🇸
Our success story this month tells how Hardie Albright's ideas carried him through the dark days to bright prospects.