Vintage Movie Resources
John Miljan — Gambling for Freedom…! (1934) 🇺🇸
Imagine breezing in late for dinner without facing the necessity of offering explanations to the little woman! Fancy spending an evening as you choose without manufacturing excuses about working overtime or sitting up with a sick friend!
William Sistrom — Biographical Sketch (1927) 🇺🇸
is one of the most popular men in studio work.
Edward J. Montagne — Biographical Sketch (1927) 🇺🇸
Edward J. Montagne probably has a record that has rarely if ever been equaled, and he has never taken the trouble to claim it
Joseph Franklin Poland — Biographical Sketch (1927) 🇺🇸
Joseph Franklin Poland sold his first story to a moving picture company when he was still a freshman at Columbia University
Leon d’Usseau — Biographical Sketch (1927) 🇺🇸
Perseverance and the keenest desire to learn every phase of his business is what landed Leon d’Usseau near the top of his profession
Elizabeth Pickett — Biographical Sketch (1927) 🇺🇸
Elizabeth Pickett took a peculiar course to the screen as a profession
Bess Meredyth — Biographical Sketch (1927) 🇺🇸
Bess Meredyth is credited with a large number of leading screen successes.
Al Boasberg — Biographical Sketch (1927) 🇺🇸
Becoming a successful author is difficult for any one, and is usually attained only after a lot of hard knocks. Al Boasberg took the knocks and plodded on.
Howard J. Green — Biographical Sketch (1927) 🇺🇸
One of the most meteoric rises in the screen-writing ranks is that of Howard J. Green
Josephine Lovett — Biographical Sketch (1927) 🇺🇸
Josephine Lovett, scenarist, has a long string of successes to her credit
Finis Fox — Biographical Sketch (1927) 🇺🇸
There are few screen writers qualified to handle as wide a range of screen subjects as is Finis Fox
Winifred Dunn — Biographical Sketch (1927) 🇺🇸
Winifred Dunn was seized with the urge to reform the world via the screen
C. Graham Baker — Biographical Sketch (1927) 🇺🇸
C. Graham Baker was told that the film industry was in need of stories. Baker wrote five comedies, sent them in and collected his check.
Stuart Paton — Blind Man’s Bluff (1925) 🇺🇸
How Stuart Paton, sightless and helpless, bluffed misfortune and won.
Gladys Brockwell Does “His” Bit (1918) 🇺🇸
Gladys Brockwell — Wearing the pants in pursuit of a living
Richard Dix — Biographical Sketch (1927) 🇺🇸
Richard Dix, one of the most virile actors on the screen, did not become a doctor only because he couldn’t stand the sight of blood.
Sally Rand — Biographical Sketch (1927) 🇺🇸
Plunging head first into a swimming pool, Sally Rand made her screen debut
Colleen Moore — Biographical Sketch (1927) 🇺🇸
Colleen Moore made her first assault on the film citadel at the old Essanay studio in Chicago
Harry Langdon — Biographical Sketch (1927) 🇺🇸
Harry Langdon came honestly by that wistful look he employs so successfully on the screen
Harold Lloyd — Biographical Sketch (1927) 🇺🇸
Harold Lloyd became associated with Hal Roach, and started making several hundred of the now famous Lonesome Luke comedies
Douglas MacLean — Biographical Sketch (1927) 🇺🇸
Douglas MacLean tried a little bit of several things before he decided eventually on the acting profession as a career.
Tom Tyler — Biographical Sketch (1927) 🇺🇸
Tom Tyler had more than his share of hardships before winning success as a motion picture actor
