Vintage Movie Resources
The Nicknames of the Stars (1925) 🇺🇸
Few players are so dignified that they have escaped having pet and nicknames fastened upon them by their families and friends, and a number of them are here set forth and explained.
Richard Talmadge — Could a Broken Neck Stop Him? Not Much! (1927) 🇺🇸
Richard Talmadge is a living example that a man can break his neck in the movies and still go on doing daredevil stunts. It’s only a matter of nerve, he says. But if you lose that, you’re gone!
Casting Directors — Theirs Is Not a Happy Lot (1928) 🇺🇸
Into the ears of the casting directors are poured the sorrows of Hollywood, every scheme and trick is practiced upon them to get work, and gratitude for their favors is followed by resentment when roles are withheld.
“Shadows” of the Stars (1926) 🇺🇸
These humble persons are even more lowly than “doubles,” but many a girl gets her start in the movies by playing “shadow” to a star — that is, substituting for her on the set during the adjusting of cameras and lights.
John George — Give This Fellow a Hand (1928) 🇺🇸
Tufei Fatella, who is “John George” to the fans, has won a distinctive place on the screen, despite handicaps which would have destroyed a less valiant spirit.
Butlers in Movies — “Very Well, Sir” (1929) 🇺🇸
More than fifty accomplished actors make a specialty of playing butlers in the movies.
Barbara Kent — Six Steps to Success (1929) 🇺🇸
One by one, they have led Barbara Kent from a prairie farm in Canada to the heroine of Harold Lloyd’s new picture.
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.
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.
Our Chinese Movie Actors (1926) 🇺🇸
The Orientals who take part in our movies are just as ambitious for screen success as any of our American players. This story reveals some interesting things about some of them.
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