Vintage Movie Resources

Walter Robert Lach (Universal Filmlexikon — 1932) | www.vintoz.com
March 18, 2024

Walter Robert Lach (Universal Filmlexikon — 1932) 🇩🇪 🇬🇧

Those who know what great importance G. W. Pabst attaches to the pictorial quality of his productions will be able to conclude from that circumstance alone that Walter Robert Lach is a cameraman of the very first rank

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Casting Directors — Theirs Is Not a Happy Lot (1928) | www.vintoz.com
February 26, 2024

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.

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Frank Capra and Joseph Walker | www.vintoz.com
May 10, 2023

Joseph Walker — My Toughest Shooting Assignment (1937) 🇺🇸

Director of Photography Joseph Walker, A.S.C., on the set of “Lost Horizon”

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Elmer G. Dyer 1931 | www.vintoz.com
February 02, 2022

The Unfamous of Hollywood — Elmer Dyer — Lens On Wings (1934) 🇺🇸

Elmer Dyer is a cameraman. He shot Hell’s Angels and Dawn Patrol. From the air.

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George Hurrell | www.vintoz.com
February 02, 2022

The Unfamous of Hollywood — George Hurrell — He Acts While You Pose (1934) 🇺🇸

You have no doubt seen hundreds of Hurrell’s photographs in the rotogravures of magazines and Sunday supplements.

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Billy Hill | www.vintoz.com
February 02, 2022

The Unfamous of Hollywood — Billy Hill — He Wrote “The Last Roundup” (1934) 🇺🇸

You know him as composer of The Last Roundup, the song which has captivated continents.

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Murray Spivack | www.vintoz.com
February 02, 2022

The Unfamous of Hollywood — Murray Spivack — The Noisiest Man Alive (1934) 🇺🇸

Making a noise like a canary is a comparatively simple procedure; but when you tackle thirty-ton monsters of seven million years ago you can take it from me you’re delving into the realm of difficult bedlam!

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Hal Mohr | www.vintoz.com
January 15, 2022

Men Behind the Stars — Hal Mohr (1937) 🇺🇸

From amateur photographer to ace studio cameraman. That’s the record of Hal Mohr, winner of the Academy award last year for his cinematography of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”

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Douglas Shearer | www.vintoz.com
December 30, 2021

Douglas Shearer — Ruling The Sound Waves (1937) 🇺🇸

Introduction of Douglas Shearer, Head of Sound Department at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios

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Jack Pierce (Universal Studios Make-Up Artist) | www.vintoz.com
December 29, 2021

Jack Pierce — Speeding Father Time (1937) 🇺🇸

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.

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Paul Widlicska — The Studio Magician (1937) | www.vintoz.com
December 29, 2021

Paul Widlicska — The Studio Magician (1937) 🇺🇸

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

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