Vintage Movie Resources
Lucky Don Ameche (1937) 🇬🇧
They call him "Lucky Don" in Hollywood, but it isn't all luck, as you can see in this illuminating article.
Continental Sex Appeal Comes Back (1937) 🇬🇧
The European glamour girls are flocking to Hollywood again. Has Britain missed yet another opportunity?
Ian Hunter — He Was Once Neglected (1937) 🇬🇧
Ian Hunter, since he appeared as Thesus in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" has come rapidly to the fore. Hollywood has given him the chance which British studios failed to do.
Derrick de Marney — Way for an Actor! (1937) 🇬🇧
Derrick de Marney has been somewhat overlooked by film-producers, but that state of affairs will shortly be a thing of the past.
Sophie Tucker — Sophie Bless Her! (1937) 🇬🇧
Sophie Tucker once did a good turn to her great friend Marie Dressler. Now Sophie is being groomed for stardom in Dressler roles. Here is a real-life drama that is different.
Irving Cummings — You Can’t Do That (1937) 🇬🇧
Once a front-rank silent star, Irving Cummings, who is directing Walter Wanger's "Vogues of 1938," has been connected with the screen for a quarter of a century. His interesting career is one of the romances of the screen.
Patricia Ellis — She's Making Up for Lost Time (1937) 🇬🇧
The source of Patricia Ellis's abounding energy has long been a mystery. Here is the explanation.
Greta Nissen’s Secret Dream (1935) 🇬🇧
This popular star, in an interview compares life in the film colony with that of the screen artiste here, tells you the truth about Hollywood parties and discusses her own pleasures.
Eddie Cantor Looks at London (1935) 🇬🇧
By his secretary-daughter Marjorie, who becomes "Picturegoer's" Guest Interviewer for the occasion.
Claire Luce and June Clyde — Guests we Delight to Honour (1935) 🇬🇧
Picturegoer's special correspondent interviews Claire Luce and June Clyde, two notable American artistes who are making pictures in this country.
Binnie Barnes — Why Hollywood Got Me (1935) 🇬🇧
At first the British star did not like the idea of the film capital at all, but she succumbed to its fascination as she explains this exclusive article.
The Neglect of Edmund Gwenn (1935) 🇬🇧
Glyn Roberts appeals to the British studios to stop wasting one of the finest actors on the screen to-day before Hollywood snaps him up.
Alf Tunwell — Pity the Poor Cameraman (1935) 🇬🇧
Alf Tunwell, ace British Movietone news cameraman, gives you an insight into the way the topical reels are provided for your entertainment.
Constance Collier Begins Her Hollywood Career (1935) 🇬🇧
Will she be a second Marie Dressler? This article will help you to assess her chances.
Madge Evans Talks to Shirley Temple (1935) 🇬🇧
One of the few child actresses, to become a star, Madge Evans can give little Shirley Temple some sound advice on how to keep her public.
June Knight Experiments (1937) 🇬🇧
The lovely blonde dancing star of Capitol's The Lilac Domino is going to forsake glamour for a few months and live a student life in Paris on an allowance of five pounds a week.
Margaret Lockwood — She's a Real Girl (1937) 🇬🇧
Margaret Lockwood has just been awarded a three-year contract by Gainsborough Pictures. Here is a summing-up of her personality and achievements.
Thornton Freeland and June Clyde — "T" and "T.N.T." (1937) 🇬🇧
Claimed by our contributor to be filmdom's happiest couple are Thornton ("T") Freeland, the director, and June Clyde. In this article she gives you a glimpse of two delightful personalities and a real life Mr. and Mrs. Thin Man marriage.
Melville Cooper — The Wrong Star (1937) 🇬🇧
Melville Cooper wishes that the sight-seeing bus line which passes by his doorway in Brentwood would straighten out the matter of Garbo’s right address.
Bit Players — You Know Their Faces But Not Their Names (1934) 🇬🇧
An overdue tribute to the unsung players who are the real backbone of the screen.
Nigel Bruce — The Actor’s Promised Land (1936) 🇬🇧
It’s fashionable to be superior about Hollywood, but here’s one screen player who likes the life in the film city and doesn’t care who knows it.
James Stewart — The Inside Story (1936) 🇬🇧
James Stewart is one of Hollywood’s big new bets. In the comparatively short time he has been on the screen, he has rattled off some first-rate performances which have sent him shooting up the popularity poll at a tremendous rate.
Warner Oland the Swede — A Chinaman Who Isn’t (1936) 🇬🇧
British author E. G. Cousins wrote this Warner Oland article in 1936. As always with texts from this period, persons with Asian ethnicity are referred to in rather a clichéd manner. We do believe that the text offers good insight and that it is worth to publish it.
Love in a Hurricane (1937) 🇬🇧 🇺🇸
Hollywood is accustomed to storms. They bob up at the slightest provocation, or with none at all, and range from tempests in teapots to knock-em-down and drag-em-out affairs involving fisticuffs and front-page publicity.