Vintage Movie Resources
Emil Jannings (Universal Filmlexikon — 1932) 🇩🇪 🇬🇧
Emil Jannings is the most distinguished and successful of German film actors.
Anna Sten (Universal Filmlexikon — 1932) 🇩🇪 🇬🇧
She had the great good fortune to be trained for the talking screen by Sergei Eisenstein
Paul Hörbiger (Universal Filmlexikon — 1932) 🇩🇪 🇬🇧
Paul Hörbiger studied chemistry and took part in the war as an active officer before going on the stage
Lilian Harvey (Universal Filmlexikon — 1932) 🇩🇪 🇬🇧
Lilian Harvey is the darling of the cinema-going public all over the world
Franz Lederer (Universal Filmlexikon — 1932) 🇩🇪 🇬🇧
When Lederer’s contract was to begin, Hollywood ceased making silent films and the contract had to be cancelled, since his knowledge of English was then inadequate
Conrad Veidt (Universal Filmlexikon — 1932) 🇩🇪 🇬🇧
The consummate artistry with which he portrayed the Prince Metternich character, has earned him unanimous appreciation all over the World.
Lisl Karlstadt (Universal Filmlexikon — 1932) 🇩🇪 🇬🇧
Lisl Karlstadt cannot be mentioned without Karl Valentin. For two decades she has never appeared on the stage with anyone else
Karl Valentin (Universal Filmlexikon — 1932) 🇩🇪 🇬🇧
Karl Valentin is the German Charlie Chaplin
Dolly Haas (Universal Filmlexikon — 1932) 🇩🇪 🇬🇧
Dolly Haas’ acting is characterized by an enthralling charm, accentuated by a graceful mobility and a highly developed sense of fun
Leni Riefenstahl (Universal Filmlexikon — 1932) 🇩🇪 🇬🇧
“Der heilige Berg” and “Die Hölle vom Piz Palü” made terrific demands on the vitality and courage of this true artist
George K. Arthur — He’s a Canny Scot (1928) 🇺🇸
In spite of the fact that George K. Arthur was a well-known actor in England, he had to start all over again in Hollywood.
Winifred Westover — Her Prayer Was Answered (1929) 🇺🇸
Though ten years absent from the screen, Winifred Westover wanted to play in Lummox more than anything in the world, so she prayed to be shown the way and her faith was rewarded.
Gustav Fröhlich (Universal Filmlexikon — 1932) 🇩🇪 🇬🇧
Gustav Fröhlich had to overcome many an obstacle before he attained his present prominent position
Willy Fritsch (Universal Filmlexikon — 1932) 🇩🇪 🇬🇧
Willy Fritsch occupies a prominent place among the most successful German screen actors of the present time
Arthur von Diossy (Universal Filmlexikon — 1932) 🇩🇪 🇬🇧
The son of an old aristocratic Austrian family, Arthur von Diossy was originally intended for a diplomatic career.
Szőke Szakáll (Universal Filmlexikon — 1932) 🇩🇪 🇬🇧
Among the film artists who have recently come to the forefront of public interest, Szőke Szakáll occupies a prominent position
Hans Albers (Universal Filmlexikon — 1932) 🇩🇪 🇬🇧
It does not often happen that an almost unknown small part actor becomes a world famous stage and screen star, but Hans Albers is one of those who have succeeded in accomplishing this feat
Billie Wilder (Universal Filmlexikon — 1932) 🇩🇪 🇬🇧
There are few names which appear to be so closely associated both with the German talking film and with the talking film in general as that of Billie Wilder
New Men Wanted in Hollywood (1931) 🇺🇸
Where are all the new men to keep up with the new girls? Will some of the boys assembled here supply the demand? The Editor wants to know!
Jerry Wald — Home Maker In a Hurry (1949) 🇺🇸
Hard-working, efficient producers like Jerry Wald hold the key to Hollywood’s continued domination of the film world
Henry B. Walthall — Once of Alabama (1918) 🇺🇸
His father wanted him to become a farmer, and his mother hoped he would follow the law. But he became an actor because that was the one career that interested him.
Lupe Velez — Just a Little Madcap (1929) 🇺🇸
An inquiry into one of the more or less overnight sensations of 1929.
Dorothy Janis — Minnehaha Diminuendo (1930) 🇺🇸
The only Indian flapper in the movies is one of the tiniest of actresses — Dorothy Janis — but she makes up for her lack of inches in pep and determination.
Billie Dove — As She Is (1930) 🇺🇸
What lies behind the bisque beauty of Miss Dove is here brought to light.