Vintage Movie Resources
Irene Dunne — Dunne Luck (1931) 🇺🇸
But it isn’t all luck — talent plays a large part in Irene Dunne’s success
Anita Stewart — The Most Beautiful “Good Woman” in the Movies (1916) 🇺🇸
Great girl within inspires a charming character which exudes joy in volumes — an ardent Jap captivated by her figure but no wedding bells for Anita Stewart
Lillian Walker — The Dresden Doll of the Movies (1916) 🇺🇸
Ever since Lillian Walker played the leading part in The Little Doll’s Dressmaker, in which she was even more charming than usual, she has been identified with dolls, and it has occurred to many that she is very much of a doll herself.
Lloyd Hamilton and Bud Duncan — “Ham” and “Bud”! (1916) 🇺🇸
Twenty-two years ago an impudent-faced, undersized youngster made his appearance in the field, over in Brooklyn, which served as a ball-ground for the boys who lived in the neighborhood.
Helen Chandler — The Rainy Thursday Girl (1931) 🇺🇸
Helen Chandler gets the best breaks on bad days. Let it rain!
Brian Aherne — The Discovery of the Month (1931) 🇺🇸
Is Hollywood overlooking a bet in Brian Aherne, Broadway’s combination of Gary Cooper and Ronald Colman?
Miriam Hopkins — The So-Illusive Lady (1936) 🇺🇸
The charming Miriam Hopkins eludes an interviewer’s pen like quicksilver — but, like quicksilver, she provides a perfect mirror to reflect the characters she plays.
Bessie Barriscale’s Nemesis (1918) 🇺🇸
She loves Potatoes and Pastry; but she doesn’t eat ‘em because —
Edith Storey — The Story of Storey (1918) 🇺🇸
Edith, who grew up in pictures, wants to be a farmer, won’t marry because she can’t attend to two businesses, and considers Theda Bara the superlative example of bad acting.
Marguerite Clayton — Friends Everywhere (1918) 🇺🇸
Marguerite Clayton did not find New York heartless as pictured. The bus conductor called her sis, even.
Stars at Auction (1928) 🇺🇸
Believe it or not, actors in Hollywood are “sold” in a way to recall the old-time slave trade — but they don’t mind being bartered at all.
Frank Mills — Mrs. Mills’ Many Husbands (1918) 🇺🇸
Diversified as they are, they have one quality in common: they are all Frank
Juanita Hansen — Without Benefit of Custard (1918) 🇺🇸
Juanita Hansen has proven that a beautiful face is not always to be thrown at.
Betty Blythe — The Family Name Is Blythe (1918) 🇺🇸
“I came to New York with one hundred dollars in my purse, a heart full of ambition and fire in my eye.”
Alice Lake — It’s a Hard Life! (1918) 🇺🇸
Slapstick is not to be laughed at — by those who make it, says Alice Lake
William Bakewell — An Interview Enters His Life (1928) 🇺🇸
You will like William Bakewell all the more for being bowled over by the visit of his first reportorial caller.
Paddy O’Flynn — A Stepson of the Movies (1928) 🇺🇸
The unprecedented activity of the fans in behalf of a newcomer explains the appearance of this story of the path that has brought Paddy O’Flynn to the beginning of the starlit road.
Mildred Harris — “Stage Experience? None!” (1918) 🇺🇸
“Stage Experience? None!” — Said Mildred Harris, just to be original, as well as truthful.
Bert Lytell — The Essential Ingredient (1918) 🇺🇸
Bert Lytell, a creature of excitement, is usually around the studio when any of it occurs.
Pearl White — How to Act (1918) 🇺🇸
Want to know what it takes to be an actress? Here’s no-nonsense advice from the Queen of Serials, Pearl White.
Edward Earle — Our Mary’s First Leading Man (1918) 🇺🇸
With such an auspicious beginning, Edward Earle was bound to succeed.
Alice Joyce — Alice for Short (1917) 🇺🇸
Miss Joyce talks of things in general and in particular of her tiny daughter, Alice.
Virginia Valli — From Stenography to Stardom (1918) 🇺🇸
How Virginia Valli bridged the gap between a Chicago Commission House and a private dressing room at Essanay