Vintage Movie Resources
We Asked Them — Should Comedy Shows Use Phony Laughter? (1954) 🇺🇸
‘Canned’ laughter — yes or no?
Gertrude Hoffman — The Thin Woman (1954) 🇺🇸
Gertrude Hoffman (1871–1968) had a pretty miserable first year in Hollywood in 1933
Do Comics Hate Each Other? (1954) 🇺🇸
One of the favorite occupational pastimes of the inveterate theater-goer is turning to the person in the next seat and remarking of two performers on stage: “Actually, you know, they hate each other like poison.”
James Daly — Location: Europe (1954) 🇺🇸
James Daly (1918–1978) has bowed off a filmed-abroad adventure series for juicier acting plums nearer home
James L. Daly (1915) 🇺🇸
James L. Daly became an actor over 40 years ago and since then he has played something like 1,200 parts in different productions
Virginia Hammond (1916) 🇺🇸
An example of how a distinct prejudice against motion pictures could be turned into a genuine enthusiasm for them is given by the instance of Virginia Hammond
Webster Campbell Now With Vitagraph (1916) 🇺🇸
Few players of Webster Campbell’s age have attained so enviable a reputation in a brief screen career
Miriam Sabbage (1919) 🇬🇧
An event which every picture-goer is looking forward to is the first film in which Miriam Sabbage appears
Mae Gaston with Horsley (1916) 🇺🇸
David Horsley has signed contracts with Mae Gaston which make her a member of his stock organization
Dell Henderson (1917) 🇺🇸
Dell Henderson has had enough varied experience to equip half a dozen directors
Miss June Elvidge (1916) 🇺🇸
Few film players have made such swift progress toward the stellar regions of the screen world as Miss June Elvidge
Ambrosio Comes Back (1916) 🇺🇸
Arturo Ambrosio has decided to come to New York and acquaint himself with conditions and to revive to new glory and profit the name of Ambrosio
Waldo Walker Becomes Assistant Director (1916) 🇺🇸
Waldo Walker has made many friends in the film business during his short career in filmdom and receives the hearty well wishes from all
H. H. Van Loan Leaves Universal (1917) 🇺🇸
H. H. Van Loan has been responsible for some of the biggest “stories” of the industry
Wilfred Buckland — Getting Belasco Atmosphere (1914) 🇺🇸
Wilfred Buckland was David Belasco’s first producing assistant at the time when the Belasco productions were on an enormous spectacular scale
Julia DeKelety — Primagraf’s New Leading Lady (1914) 🇺🇸
Julia DeKelety is considered one of the greatest character actresses on the European stage today
William Clifford (1914) 🇺🇸
During his motion picture life William Clifford has played every conceivable kind of part, from comedy and farce to the most intense drama and tragedy
Harry Handworth (1914) 🇺🇸
The accompanying cut is a splendid and characteristic likeness of Harry Handworth, the well-known director formerly with Pathé