Vintage Movie Resources
Praise for Harold Shaw (1914) 🇺🇸
Those who best knew Harold M. Shaw had no doubt he would make good as chief producer of the London Film Company
Rupert Julian — How to Succeed in the Movies (1917) 🇺🇸
After failing at all honest work, Rupert Julian tried the stage
Harry Lachman — Artist, Director, Producer and Writer (1934) 🇺🇸
Harry Lachman is the only one, to our knowledge, who works by chart
Norman Z. McLeod — This Business of Directing (1934) 🇺🇸
7th of a series of articles by and of the well known directors in the Hollywood studios
Frank Crane — A Comet Director (1911) 🇺🇸
Frank Hall Crane has conceived new ideas relative to producing of The-Picture-As-It-Ought-to-Be
John G. Blystone — Movie Director (1933) 🇺🇸
Fox’s first film director John G. Blystone recalls pioneering days
Charles Lamonte — Movie Director (1933) 🇺🇸
Educational Studios claim one of Hollywood’s most versatile directors: Charles Lamonte
Robert G. Vignola — Photoplay Stars I Have Directed (1917) 🇺🇸
In this age of specialization, when even a motion picture producer concentrates his energies upon the development of photoplay specialists in the various departments of his vast organization, it is interesting to find the motion picture director who is not a specialist and has devoted his energies to the creation of many types of photoplays with many different stars.
Robert Leonard — Motography’s Gallery of Picture Players (1914) 🇺🇸
Robert Z. Leonard is a Universal Rex star, appearing in the pictures he helps to produce at the company’s west coast studios
Thomas H. Ince, Director Extraordinary (1914) 🇺🇸
Some one, at some time, some where, said, “Nothing succeeds like success,” but to our way of thinking, nothing succeeds like good, hard conscientious work.
Frank Tuttle — Biographical Sketch (1927) 🇺🇸
Frank Tuttle, Paramount director, laid the foundation for his picture work while a student at Yale University
Sam Wood — Biographical Sketch (1927) 🇺🇸
Sam Wood has had much more success prospecting for motion picture stars than he had with the opening of the Reno gold rush around 1900.
Monta Bell — Biographical Sketch (1927) 🇺🇸
Monta Bell’s first experience with pictures came in 1922, when Charles Chaplin made him assistant director at the Chaplin Studios
Edwin Carewe — Biographical Sketch (1927) 🇺🇸
There is little about the motion picture industry’s production end Edwin Carewe is not familiar with
Ernst Lubitsch — Biographical Sketch (1927) 🇺🇸
Ernst Lubitsch might now be a good clothing salesman in Berlin if his father had had his way
Raoul Walsh — Biographical Sketch (1927) 🇺🇸
Raoul Walsh is probably proud to recount the days when he sailed the seven seas as an able seaman or when he rode the range as a Texas cowboy
Albert Rogell — Biographical Sketch (1927) 🇺🇸
Albert Rogell is a go-getter and his indomitable will to succeed has brought him success
Herman C. Raymaker — Biographical Sketch (1927) 🇺🇸
Herman C. Raymaker was born and raised in sunny California and has spent practically all of his life there
Richard Wallace — Biographical Sketch (1927) 🇺🇸
There is at least a grave difference between an undertaker and a motion picture director
Harry Pollard — Biographical Sketch (1927) 🇺🇸
Harry Pollard was once one of the most popular actor stars in motion pictures
William A. Seiter — Biographical Sketch (1927) 🇺🇸
William A. Seiter is recognized as one of the leading progressive picture directors