Vintage Movie Resources
William J. Shea — Motography’s Gallery of Picture Players (1913) 🇺🇸
William Shea’s talent for acting is inherent
John Bunny Abroad (1912) 🇺🇸
Alfred A. Cohn — Biographical Sketch (1927) 🇺🇸
George H. Plympton — Biographical Sketch (1927) 🇺🇸
George H. Plympton is what might be termed a writing veteran of the film industry
Robert Wiene — Obituary (1938) 🇬🇧
An exclusive account of the life of the man who made “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari”
Jill Esmond (Universal Filmlexikon — 1932) 🇩🇪 🇬🇧
Jill Esmond has achieved popularity with the general public, the admiration of the profession and the respect of the press
Edgar Kennedy — “Who’s Got Fundamentals Any More?” (1938) 🇬🇧
Lowell Sherman — The Least-Known Man in Hollywood (1932) 🇺🇸
Laurence Olivier — All the World’s Going to Love this Lover (1932) 🇺🇸
Lil Dagover — Meet Europe’s Girl-Friend — And America’s Newest Thrill (1932) 🇺🇸
Lil Dagover’s other name is “the darling of the Continent” — and there are reasons. You’ll see some of them in her first American talkie, just finished — and the others you will find right here
She May be a Baby Star — But It’s a Laugh to Judith Wood (1932) 🇺🇸
This amazing blonde young person laughs at automobile accidents (she is just recovering from one), Hollywood, and the fact that she’s a Wampas Baby Star. She doesn’t rave about her future or sigh about romance. In short, she’s absolutely different!
Kathryn Crawford — Could You Have Done the Same? (1932) 🇺🇸
Penniless and broken-hearted, Kathryn Crawford once touched the depths — then fought to the heights again
Mary Philbin — A Candle Flame (1923) 🇺🇸
Conchita Montenegro — She Thought She Had Failed (1931) 🇺🇸
Occasionally children like Conchita Montenegro come to Hollywood. Their advents, however, are infrequent.
What Ever Became of them…? (1933) 🇺🇸
… Where are the old-timers today? Theda Bara, Agnes Ayres, Marguerite Clark — and others? Read the answers herein
What ever became of Anita Stewart? (1933) 🇺🇸
… Remember her? As famous in her day as Greta Garbo is today
What ever became of Viola Dana? (1933) 🇺🇸
Another grand addition to our series on the fate of old favorites
What Ever Became of Francis X. Bushman? (1933) 🇺🇸
… This, the second of a fascinating series dealing with old timers whom obscurity has claimed, tells you the tragedy of a player who once was the most popular man in the world
What ever became of Conway Tearle? (1933) 🇺🇸
The first of a series revealing the destinies of former favorites
Margaret Dumont — Could You “Take It”? (1934) 🇺🇸
Those mad, unpredictable Marx Brothers could make life miserable for you if you were their stooge. Read how Margaret Dumont takes it
Judith Allen — Repenting at Leisure (1934) 🇺🇸
Revealing Judith Allen’s marriage, the reason, for its concealment — and the reasons for her repentance
Where Do Pictures Go When They Die? (1934) 🇺🇸
What ever has become of the films you used to love?