Vintage Movie Resources
Leaders All — Louis Weiss, Independent Protagonist (1924) 🇺🇸
Louis Weiss and his brothers own Artclass Pictures, Clarion Photoplays, and they produce the “Tarzan” features and serials
Leaders All — Jack Cohn, Graduate Film Man (1924) 🇺🇸
Jack Cohn had the advantage of working with the crudest film-making tools in the early days
Leaders All — W. Ray Johnston, ‘Independent’ States Righter (1924) 🇺🇸
W. Ray Johnston’s first connection with the picture business was when he built a projector from plans printed in the Scientific American
Leaders All — Richard A. Rowland, Picker of Winners (1924) 🇺🇸
Richard A. Rowland is a picturesque figure in the motion picture industry since its year 1
Leaders All — John Randolph Bray, Pioneer Cartoonist (1924) 🇺🇸
John Randolph Bray conceived Colonel Heeza Liar, the first cartoon character of the screen
Flora Zabelle with Famous Players (1915) 🇺🇸
Flora Zabelle is the star of many successful musical comedies and a stage favorite popular throughout the country
How Harry Carter Doubled (1915) 🇺🇸
Harry Carter (1879–1952), not satisfied with playing in That Lass o’ Lowrie’s, has simultaneously starred in The Frame-Up
Rupert Julian — How to Succeed in the Movies (1917) 🇺🇸
After failing at all honest work, Rupert Julian tried the stage
What Kind of a Fellow Is — Willat? (1918) 🇺🇸
C. A. Willat came into the picture business in the days when you didn’t just rent film — you had to also rent the machine along with the film
What Kind of a Fellow Is — Patch? (1918) 🇺🇸
William Moore Patch recently broke into the Times Square section of “fillum sassiety”
What Kind of a Fellow Is — Clarke? (1918) 🇺🇸
James B. Clarke is the greatest silent partner in motion pictures
Gordon Sackville (1911) 🇺🇸
Gordon Sackville is so phenomenal that ten able-bodied men completely exhausted themselves in a futile effort to tear him from a couch
E. Mandelbaum — President of the World Special (1913) 🇺🇸
The motion picture business has brought to the fore E. Mandelbaum, who has the capacity of playing a distinguished part in it
The Expressions of Thomas Meighan (1919) 🇬🇧
Thomas Meighan has been fortunate enough to play “hero” to quite a number of charming actresses
The Expressions of Ruth Roland (1920) 🇬🇧
Ruth Roland claims to have Scottish blood in her veins, and she is very fond of everything British
Charles Clary’s Villainous Ways (1919) 🇬🇧
If you judge Charles Clary by the parts he plays, you are likely to get quite a wrong impression of him
The Expressions of Will Rogers (1920) 🇬🇧
Will Rogers is known throughout the world for his inimitable humour, his contagious smile, his skilful rope and lasso throwing, and for his very likeable personality
The Expressions of Arthur Walcott (1920) 🇬🇧
Arthur Walcott is a pioneer amongst British screen artistes
What Kind of a Fellow Is — Sawyer? (1918) 🇺🇸
Glad we caught Arthur H. Sawyer and Herbert Lubin on a day they weren’t busy
What Kind of a Fellow Is — Edel? (1918) 🇺🇸
Harold Edel — along with Jesse L. Lasky and Harry Schwalbe, among others — is eligible to our Motion Picture Orchestra
What Kind of a Fellow Is — Selig? (1918) 🇺🇸
William Nicholas Selig is the least photographed film magnate in the business
What Kind of a Fellow Is — Garson? (1918) 🇺🇸
Harry Garson is handling the destinies of the Clara Kimball Young and Blanche Sweet productions