Vintage Movie Resources
Bit Players — You Know Their Faces But Not Their Names (1934) 🇬🇧
An overdue tribute to the unsung players who are the real backbone of the screen.
Nigel Bruce — The Actor’s Promised Land (1936) 🇬🇧
It’s fashionable to be superior about Hollywood, but here’s one screen player who likes the life in the film city and doesn’t care who knows it.
The Unfamous of Hollywood — George E. Stone — Out of Horror into Happiness (1934) 🇺🇸
You have seen him in half-a-hundred screen thrillers — but never in one which boasted a story more dramatic than that of his own life!
The Unfamous of Hollywood — Gilmor Brown — The Star-Maker of Hollywood (1934) 🇺🇸
Gilmor Brown — founder and directing head of the Pasadena Community Playhouse.
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.
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.
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.
The Unfamous of Hollywood — Sally Rand — A Fan Made Her Famous (1934) 🇺🇸
Sally Rand, beauteous blond exponent of the fan dance whose nude terpsichory, save for a protective pair of feather fans, recently got her into plenty of legal difficulties in Chicago, New York and other key cities.
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!
The Unfamous of Hollywood — Bebe Daniels and Pauline Gallagher — They Run a Red, White and Blue Shop (1934) 🇺🇸
Careers for women? Not one, but two or three — with a home and children on the side — is the latest Hollywood custom.
The Unfamous of Hollywood — Natalie Bucknell — From Secret Service to Studios (1934) 🇺🇸
Natalie Bucknell bosses the best research department in Hollywood — that of M-G-M. If they need to photograph a Swedish fire-plug, a mule cart in Barcelona, or the third left eyelash of the Venus de Milo, Natalie is the girl who tells them how to do it and supplies a photo and description of the actual object.
The Unfamous of Hollywood — Howard Dietz — He Wanted a Two Weeks’ Job (1934) 🇺🇸
Howard Dietz — Supervisor of the advertising and publicity departments at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Paul Mantz — Flying the Honeymoon Express (1935) 🇺🇸
Stunt pilot Paul Mantz has piloted many stars to the altar, yet he rarely knows their names because he never sees a motion picture.
Hollywood Stunters — Selling Danger by the Day (1939) 🇺🇸
Dodge City could not be better named for it has the biggest budget for stunts in movie history.
Wallace Beery — Startling Discovery (1932) 🇺🇸
Did you know that Wallace Beery has been before the movie public for twenty years? If you take that for granted, how about this for a startling discovery?
Joan Crawford — Dark Hair Restoration (1932) 🇺🇸
Hail to Joan Crawford’s restoration of her dark hair and farewell to her unnatural blondeur.
Lola Lane — Tempestuous Wooing (1932) 🇺🇸
The marriage of Lola Lane and Lew Ayres terminated one of the most tempestuous wooings that Hollywood has ever known.
Marian Marsh — Movie Star at Seventeen (1932) 🇺🇸
A full-fledged star at seventeen! That’s the role thrust upon Marian Marsh.
Mary Nolan — Most Unfortunate Girl in Hollywood (1932) 🇺🇸
Born under an unlucky star, Mary Nolan is the most unfortunate girl in Hollywood besides being one of the most beautiful and capable actresses.
Roland Young — Always Plays Absurdly Brief Roles (1932) 🇺🇸
Quizzical humor, an insinuating voice, and rare intelligence — these are his extraordinary gifts.
Ivan Lebedeff — Kissing Ladies’ Hands on the Least Provocation (1932) 🇺🇸
After six years in hurly-burly Hollywood his politeness has earned stardom and the admiration of the more romantic fans.
Louise Brooks and Anna May Wong — Their European Souls (1930) 🇺🇸
Some are born European; some achieve Europe; and some have Europe thrust upon them.
Louise Brooks — Returning as Russian Charmer (1931) 🇺🇸
Louise Brooks is returning to the screen as the Russian charmer in the Fox production, “God’s Gift to Women.”
Louise Brooks — Brooksy’s Back! (1931) 🇺🇸
Brooksy’s back! So the tidings spread over Hollywood when Louise Brooks returned after a long absence abroad, where she made several pictures in Germany.