Vintage Movie Resources

In the following series of studies the author has chosen his subjects with great deliberation, taking only those stars whose work seems to him a permanent and essential contribution to the art of the screen. He has tried to reduce effects to causes, and to discover in each of his subjects the characteristic quality that underlies success.

Why is it that European charmers, beginning with Pola Negri and ending with Eva von Berne, have not endured with the fans? This article recalls many sad departures from these shores, with reasons advanced for this strange state of affairs.

Further stories about Hollywood and its Famous Folk — Mack Sennett, Monte Blue, von Sternberg and others.