Vintage Movie Resources
Leila Hyams — Up from a Trunk (1930) 🇺🇸
Leila Hyams was a trouper when only three weeks old, her crib the lid of an actor's trunk, and she kept on trouping until she found success in movies.
Mary Nolan — "The Glory Girl" (1930) 🇺🇸
She is Mary Nolan, but you must read this story for the meaning of the phrase.
Olive Borden Repents Her Folly (1930) 🇺🇸
Elevated by publicity and stardom into a state of artificial grandeur, she demanded two thousand dollars salary for decorating the screen. In the long wait that followed this outburst she began to think for the first time, and now there's not a more sensible girl in Hollywood.
Mae Clarke — Thirty-five Minutes To Go (1930) 🇺🇸
In the short space of time granted an interviewer Mae Clarke upsets a few traditions, springs some surprises and relates the story of her life.
Too Continental — Or What? (1930) 🇺🇸
Why is it that European charmers, beginning with Pola Negri and ending with Eva von Berne, have not endured with the fans? This article recalls many sad departures from these shores, with reasons advanced for this strange state of affairs.
Alice White — Naughty Baby Quiets Down (1930) 🇺🇸
Alice White skipped gayly through life and films alike until she fell in love, and now she pauses to grasp a new realization of things.
Fifi Dorsay — Fifi's Magic Touch (1930) 🇺🇸
Fifi Dorsay's wordless language makes you want to throw away your French dictionary, for the whole world is akin when she sings and rolls her eyes
Ruth Chatterton — As She Is (1930) 🇺🇸
The most popular player brought from the stage to the screen is here subjected to friendly scrutiny.
Sue Carol — Two Years Before The Mast (1930) 🇺🇸
Ordinarily an experimental period in the studio, as on the sea, Sue Carol has weathered storms and squalls — and is steadied by both.
Bill Boyd — As He Is (1930) 🇺🇸
The story of William Boyd's life reads like that of a fame-and-fortune hero of the old school, which may explain his extreme modesty to-day.
Constance Bennett — Reckless and Charming (1930) 🇺🇸
There's a great deal more to Constance Bennett than that, as you can see for yourself, for she has come back to the screen to stay.
Charles Farrell — Hero Worshiper (1930) 🇺🇸
In his enthusiasm for other stars, Charles Farrell hasn't begun to realize his own place among them, so he remains unspoiled by success.
Lawrence Gray — Gray Skies Are Blue Now (1930) 🇺🇸
Talkies put Mr. Gray out of pictures, but singies brought him back again.
Alan Hale — Hale Fellow Well Met (1930) 🇺🇸
A villain with a past gets a haircut and a shave and emerges as a star comedian with a future.
Frank Albertson — Sunny Disposish (1930) 🇺🇸
In other words, Frank Albertson, whose story on this page explains his youthful high spirits on the screen.
The Fall and Rise of Michael Whalen (1936) 🇺🇸
Michael Whalen had nine long years of struggle before his luck turned. He was down to just 27 cents.
Future Favorites — Rosalind Keith (1937) 🇺🇸
When Rosalind Keith, brown eyed brunette, first came to Hollywood she was determined to become an actress.
Future Favorites — Joan Perry (1937) 🇺🇸
Joan Perry has been in Hollywood for a year, during which time she has played leading roles in a dozen pictures.
Future Favorites — Craig Reynolds (1936) 🇺🇸
Craig holds some kind of a record, in that he has changed his name no less than five times during his stage and motion picture career.
Future Favorites — Warren Hull (1936) 🇺🇸
Those of you who were lucky enough to make the Movieland Tour this Summer had a chance to see Warren Hull in person!
Future Favorites — James Blakeley (1936) 🇺🇸
An Englishman going to town in Hollywood, is Jimmy Blakeley!
Future Favorites — Joseph Calleia (1936) 🇺🇸
A good man that likes to act tough ... A professional bad man because it is his job, and a good one ... That’s Joseph Calleia!
Future Favorites — Beverly Roberts (1936) 🇺🇸
Beverly Roberts got her first big break in pictures, because Bette Davis quarrelled with Warner Bros.