Vintage Movie Resources

Henry B. Walthall — How I Became a Photoplayer (1916) | www.vintoz.com
October 31, 2024

Henry B. Walthall — How I Became a Photoplayer (1916) 🇺🇸

In my early days I was literally hampered by dramatic instinct, human sympathy and emotional feeling. At first I overacted, rather, over-felt.

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Helen Holmes — Intrepid Queen of the Rail (1917) | www.vintoz.com
October 31, 2024

Helen Holmes — Intrepid Queen of the Rail (1917) 🇺🇸

Helen Holmes — intrepid Queen of the Rail — cites some curious superstitions of railroad men

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George Periolat — A Master of Make-Up (1917) | www.vintoz.com
October 30, 2024

George Periolat — A Master of Make-Up (1917) 🇺🇸

At the American studios in Santa Barbara there is a young man of twenty-eight who is conceded to be one of the greatest make-up artists that the screen has ever known. Of course you all know his name — George Periolat.

 

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J. Warren Kerrigan — A Son O’ the Stars (1917) | www.vintoz.com
October 30, 2024

J. Warren Kerrigan — A Son O’ the Stars (1917) 🇺🇸

“I refuse to work after six o’clock or on Sundays. I want some time to myself!”

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Sally Long | The “Baby” Wampas Stars of 1926 | www.vintoz.com
September 22, 2024

The “Baby” Wampas Stars of 1926 🇺🇸

The annual bouquet of promise

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Judith Allen (1934/1935) | www.vintoz.com
September 21, 2024

Judith Allen — Repenting at Leisure (1934) 🇺🇸

Revealing Judith Allen’s marriage, the reason, for its concealment — and the reasons for her repentance

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Georgia Hale — The Girl with the Broken Ankle (1925) | www.vintoz.com
September 05, 2024

Georgia Hale — The Girl with the Broken Ankle (1925) 🇺🇸

The story of Georgia Hale who was willing to work for nothing

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Monta Bell  — He Got What He Wanted (1925) | www.vintoz.com
September 05, 2024

Monta Bell — He Got What He Wanted (1925) 🇺🇸

Monta Bell has directed only four pictures — but they’re fighting for his services

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Carol Dempster and Edward Peil Sr. in Dream Street (1921) | www.vintoz.com
September 05, 2024

Carol Dempster — The Mystery Girl of Pictures (1925) 🇺🇸

They call Carol Dempster the mystery girl of pictures

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Florence Reed — The Allure of the East (1921) | www.vintoz.com
September 04, 2024

Florence Reed — The Allure of the East (1921) 🇺🇸

Wherein a famous actress declares her belief that her career began thousands of years ago — “Somewhere East of Suez”

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Helen Jerome Eddy — We’d Hate to Eat Her Biscuits! (1921) | www.vintoz.com
September 04, 2024

Helen Jerome Eddy — We’d Hate to Eat Her Biscuits! (1921) 🇺🇸

Helen Jerome Eddy, Ireland’s Mona Lisa, doesn’t like to cook. Bang goes another tradition!

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Florence Vidor — Old Lives for New (1921) | www.vintoz.com
September 03, 2024

Florence Vidor — Old Lives for New (1921) 🇺🇸

Florence Vidor demonstrates that the New Woman may do justice to both a home and a career.

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Bessie Barriscale’s Nemesis (1918) | www.vintoz.com
August 29, 2024

Bessie Barriscale’s Nemesis (1918) 🇺🇸

She loves Potatoes and Pastry; but she doesn’t eat ‘em because —

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Edith Storey (1918) | www.vintoz.com
August 28, 2024

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.

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Marguerite Clayton — Friends Everywhere (1918) | www.vintoz.com
August 28, 2024

Marguerite Clayton — Friends Everywhere (1918) 🇺🇸

Marguerite Clayton did not find New York heartless as pictured. The bus conductor called her sis, even.

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Frank R. Mills (1868–1921) | www.vintoz.com
August 27, 2024

Frank Mills — Mrs. Mills’ Many Husbands (1918) 🇺🇸

Diversified as they are, they have one quality in common: they are all Frank

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Juanita Hansen — Without Benefit of Custard (1918) | www.vintoz.com
August 27, 2024

Juanita Hansen — Without Benefit of Custard (1918) 🇺🇸

Juanita Hansen has proven that a beautiful face is not always to be thrown at.

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Betty Blythe  (1924) | www.vintoz.com
August 27, 2024

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.”

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Alice Lake — It’s a Hard Life! (1918) | www.vintoz.com
August 27, 2024

Alice Lake — It’s a Hard Life! (1918) 🇺🇸

Slapstick is not to be laughed at — by those who make it, says Alice Lake

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Mildred Harris — “Stage Experience? None!” (1918) | www.vintoz.com
August 26, 2024

Mildred Harris — “Stage Experience? None!” (1918) 🇺🇸

“Stage Experience? None!” — Said Mildred Harris, just to be original, as well as truthful.

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Bert Lytell — The Essential Ingredient (1918) | www.vintoz.com
August 26, 2024

Bert Lytell — The Essential Ingredient (1918) 🇺🇸

Bert Lytell, a creature of excitement, is usually around the studio when any of it occurs.

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Edward Earle — Our Mary’s First Leading Man (1918) | www.vintoz.com
August 16, 2024

Edward Earle — Our Mary’s First Leading Man (1918) 🇺🇸

With such an auspicious beginning, Edward Earle was bound to succeed.

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Alice Joyce — Alice for Short (1917) | www.vintoz.com
August 16, 2024

Alice Joyce — Alice for Short (1917) 🇺🇸

Miss Joyce talks of things in general and in particular of her tiny daughter, Alice.

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Virginia Valli — From Stenography to Stardom (1918) | www.vintoz.com
August 15, 2024

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

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