Vintage Movie Resources

May 06, 2026

Alfred W. Alley — Studio Directory (1916) 🇺🇸

Alfred W. Alley (Art Director)

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Ivan Abramson (1869–1934) | www.vintoz.com
May 06, 2026

Ivan Abramson — Studio Directory (1916) 🇺🇸

Ivan Abramson (Director-General)

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John G. Adolfi (John Gustav Adolfi) (1888–1933) | www.vintoz.com
May 05, 2026

John G. Adolfi — Studio Directory (1916) 🇺🇸

John G. Adolfi (Director)

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May 05, 2026

Constantine Muth Ackerman — Studio Directory (1916) 🇺🇸

Constantine Muth Ackerman (Director)

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John Ford (John Martin Feeney) (1894–1973) | www.vintoz.com
May 04, 2026

Jack Ford — Studio Directory (1916) 🇺🇸

Jack Ford (Assistant Director)

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Vera Michelena (with Fred Hillebrand, 1924) | www.vintoz.com
March 11, 2026

Vera Michelena, “Driftwood” Star, is Versatile Actress (1916) 🇺🇸

Vera Michelena is reputed to be one of the most versatile actresses

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C. A. Willat (Carl Alfred “Doc” Willat | Carl Alfred Willatowski) (1879-1937) | www.vintoz.com
February 25, 2026

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

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February 25, 2026

What Kind of a Fellow Is — Patch? (1918) 🇺🇸

William Moore Patch recently broke into the Times Square section of “fillum sassiety”

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February 25, 2026

What Kind of a Fellow Is — Clarke? (1918) 🇺🇸

James B. Clarke is the greatest silent partner in motion pictures

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E Mandelbaum | www.vintoz.com
February 24, 2026

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

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Arthur H. Sawyer (1877–1966) | www.vintoz.com
February 22, 2026

What Kind of a Fellow Is — Sawyer? (1918) 🇺🇸

Glad we caught Arthur H. Sawyer and Herbert Lubin on a day they weren’t busy

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Harold Edel (1888/1889–1918) | www.vintoz.com
February 22, 2026

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

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William Nicholas Selig (1864–1948) | www.vintoz.com
February 22, 2026

What Kind of a Fellow Is — Selig? (1918) 🇺🇸

William Nicholas Selig is the least photographed film magnate in the business

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February 21, 2026

What Kind of a Fellow Is — Garson? (1918) 🇺🇸

Harry Garson is handling the destinies of the Clara Kimball Young and Blanche Sweet productions

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Al Lichtman (Alexander Lichtman) (1888–1958) | www.vintoz.com
February 21, 2026

What Kind of a Fellow Is — Lichtman? (1918) 🇺🇸

Al Lichtman has been gathering contracts ever since there was a reel of film to contract for

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February 21, 2026

What Kind of a Fellow Is — Earle? (1918) 🇺🇸

Edward Earle (Executive) is not Edward Earle, the Vitagraph actor

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February 21, 2026

What Kind of a Fellow Is — Friend? (1918) 🇺🇸

“Any business is as big as its lawyer and no bigger”

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Al Christie (Alfred Ernest Christie) (1886–1951) | www.vintoz.com
February 19, 2026

What Kind of a Fellow Is — Christie? (1918) 🇺🇸

Al Christie might easily be termed a “pioneer” of the film industry, but that word is tabooed in this series

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February 17, 2026

What Kind of a Fellow Is — Sherry? (1918) 🇺🇸

We think that William L. Sherill has something up his sleeve — or concealed behind that neatly trimmed mustache

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J. Stuart Blackton (James Stuart Blackton) (1875–1941) | www.vintoz.com
February 16, 2026

What Kind of a Fellow Is — Blackton? (1918) 🇺🇸

J. Stuart Blackton has been making pictures almost since there was a picture

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What Kind of a Fellow Is — Schwalbe? (1918) 🇺🇸
February 14, 2026

What Kind of a Fellow Is — Schwalbe? (1918) 🇺🇸

Our respect for Harry Schwalbe was born when we discovered that here was a film man who didn’t always agree with what the other fellow said

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Thomas H. Ince (Thomas Harper Ince) (1880–1924) | www.vintoz.com
February 14, 2026

What Kind of a Fellow Is — Ince? (1918) 🇺🇸

Thomas H. Ince — aka “Thomas Handsome” — has probably wondered why he hasn’t appeared earlier in this series

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James R. Quirk (1884–1932) | www.vintoz.com
February 12, 2026

What Kind of a Fellow Is — Quirk? (1918) 🇺🇸

James R. Quirk flitters and flutters in the flattering light of publicity

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