Vintage Movie Resources

Jack Pierce, make-up artist for Universal Studios, can age a character twenty years in three hours by the use of expertly-applied make-up.

Paul Widlicska creates rain, snow, hail and fog at a moment’s notice.

On the set of The Good Earth with Paul Muni and Luise Rainer and director Sidney Franklin.

Director Richard Boleslawski on the set of the Technicolor production “The Garden of Allah”.

Hollywood is accustomed to storms. They bob up at the slightest provocation, or with none at all, and range from tempests in teapots to knock-em-down and drag-em-out affairs involving fisticuffs and front-page publicity.

Paul Robeson was not only the best-known African American actor of the early 20th century, he was also a bass baritone, concert artist, athlete, and activist; a truly remarkable personality who became famous both for his cultural accomplishments and for his political stances.

In the 1930's, African Americans were not widely featured in the mainstream press, and we believe that this piece from Picturegoer Magazine provides interesting insights.

Note: This text was published in 1937 and some readers might find some of the writing offensive.

Cary Grant, on the set of ‘The Awful Truth’, shares a few of his and Charles Laughton's philosophies with us.