Vintage Movie Resources
Richard Widmark — How Phony Can You Get! 🇺🇸
There are two Richard Widmarks — both as genuine as a three-dollar-bill. But then, there is also another Richard Widmark...
Humphrey Bogart — Meeting up with a New Menacing Man (1937) 🇺🇸
When an actor steps into the movie spotlight as a gangster, a killer or a villain of darkest hue, it is customary for writers to assure the reading public that in real life he isn’t like that at all; that actually he is as gentle as a lamb, loves little kiddies and wouldn’t harm a flea.
Bogart’s On Television — But Not For Long (1955) 🇺🇸
Humphrey Bogart does Duke Mantee once again, the role that made him famous in 1935/1936.
For the First Time: The Truth About Groucho’s Ad Libs 🇺🇸
You Bet Your Life has all the spontaneity of a Swiss watch, it represents the finest manufactured spontaneity television has yet known.
Alan Mowbray — Con Man with a Conscience (1954) 🇺🇸
For me, Alan Mowbray will always be Tommy Gray, the friend of Old Bostonian Godfrey Park (aka Godfrey, The Forgotten Man) in Gregory La Cava's timeless comedy “My Man Godfrey”. Mowbray did, however, star in several hundred more movies and TV shows.
The Long Goodbye — Another Project for Dick Powell (1954) 🇺🇸
Dick Powell takes time out of his busy schedule to bring Philip Marlowe, Private Eye, back to life
Hollywood's Top Swimmers (1928) 🇺🇸
An overview of Hollywood's power players on the eve of the silent movie era. Illustrated by de Bru (a pseudonym by bandleader Xavier Cugat, who did not forget to include himself in this drawing).
Louise Brooks — A City Gone Wild (1927) 🇺🇸
...and here is the moral of the story: Great actresses need good shoes.
Louise Brooks — The Canary Murder Case (1929) 🇺🇸
Louise Brooks is so kind to entertain us with a canary dance.
Louise Brooks — Rolled Stockings (1927) 🇺🇸
Don’t think you’ll see a stocking show, or even a shocking show. There’s not a single shot of a pretty girl rolling her own, socks or ciggies. Instead, Rolled Stockings is a corking college story
Louise Brooks — Pandora's Box (G. W. Pabst, 1929) 🇺🇸
Photo Stills from Pandora's Box (1929)
Louise Brooks — The Black-Haired Blonde (1929) 🇩🇪
21 year old Louise Brooks writes about her career so far.
Louise Brooks — Beggars of Life (1928) 🇺🇸
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp — Louise Brooks in "Beggars of Life", directed by William A. Wellman
What They Are Really Like — The Marx Brothers (1931) 🇺🇸
At some point in late 1930/early 1931, the guys from Modern Screen Magazine drove out to Great Neck, Long Island, to find out who The Marx Brothers really were.
Alan Ladd on His Leading Ladies (1947) 🇺🇸
Alan Ladd spills the beans on the leading ladies he has been working with.
Gloria Grahame — Not Just Another Blonde (1948) 🇺🇸
Interview with the “Best of All Bad Girls”, Gloria Grahame
W. C. Fields and The Bar Trailer (1934) 🇺🇸
Everybody's favorite juggler, W.C. Fields, is quite the Ladies' Man in this piece. Fay Wray and Alan Mowbray show off their preferred drink and a whole slew of other stars appears towards the end of the article.
The Curtain Rises on Joan Fontaine (1947) 🇺🇸
Joan Fontaine muses about about how she became a better actress: “I was no good on the screen until I stopped being myself.”
Dick Knew What He Wanted (1947) 🇺🇸
Dick Powell on one of the most dramatic typecasting changes in Hollywood history: How a sweet Musical star became Philip Marlowe, Private Eye
Devilish Laird Cregar (1945) 🇺🇸
Laird Cregar was one of Hollywood’s quintessential heavies; he portrayed pirates, murderers, and other sinister characters. Ironically, his funniest role was being the devil.
Spoiler alert: Dorothy Lamour makes a surprise appearance towards the end of this article.
Marlon Brando vs. Everybody (1951) 🇺🇸
A young Marlon Brando, on the brink of stardom, talks about the rumours that follow him everywhere.
Being Marilyn's Neighbour (1951) 🇺🇸
Being Marilyn Monroe's landlord is complicated for William Lundigan, says this article