Luigi Almirante
Luigi Almirante (1886–1963) was an Italian stage and screen actor. His slender body and his wiry face made him an incisive comic actor. In the 1930s, he established himself at the new Cinecittà studios...
View ArticleThe Cinema of Jan Vanderheyden
Outside of Belgium, little is known about the history of the Flemish cinema. The first Flemish sound film, De Witte/Whitey (1934) was an enormous success. The film's director, Jan Vanderheyden, and his...
View ArticleDana Andrews
American film actor Dana Andrews (1909-1992) was a major Hollywood star during the 1940s. He continued acting in less prestigious roles into the 1980s. He is remembered for his roles as a police...
View ArticleErnst Rückert
Ernst Rückert (1886-1950) was a German stage and screen actor. In the 1910s he was a popular film actor, while in the mid-1920s he starred in so-called Prussian films.German postcard by Verlag Hermann...
View ArticleKohlhiesels Töchter (1930)
One of Henny Porten's biggest successes during the silent era was Ernst Lubitsch's Kohlhiesels Töchter/Kohlhiesel's Daughters (1920). The comedy was extremely popular at the box office and was...
View ArticleUgo Piperno
Ugo Piperno (1862-1922) was a renowned Italian stage actor and director. From 1914, he also played several parts in the Italian silent cinema for Roman film companies such as Cines, Caesar, Celio, and...
View ArticleTrini Lopez (1933-2020)
American singer, guitarist, and actor Trini Lopez died on 11 August at the age of 87. His first hit was 'If I Had a Hammer' in 1963, which earned him a Golden Disc. His other hits included 'Lemon...
View ArticlePhoto by Paul Boyer
Today we highlight the French photographer Paul Boyer (1861-1953), located in Paris. He was also credited as Boyer, P. Boyer, and as part of Boyer & Bert. Boyer's name can be seen on many French...
View ArticleTom Mix
American film actor Tom Mix (1880-1940) was the star of many Westerns between 1909 and 1935. He was Hollywood's first Western megastar and helped to define the genre for all cowboy actors who followed....
View ArticleThe eldest film stars in the world
Today my father has his 94th birthday. My old man survived cancer - twice -, heart failure and a grasshoppers storm when he was a young man at sea. Last May, he and my mom had their 65th wedding...
View ArticleMary Astor
American film actress Mary Astor (1906–1987) was famous for her part as femme fatale Brigid O'Shaughnessy in The Maltese Falcon (1941), opposite Humphrey Bogart. She also won an Oscar as Best...
View ArticleLucie Englisch
Popular Austrian folk-actress Lucie Englisch (1902-1965) played both leading and supporting roles on stage, in films, and on television. As the native girl with the loose tongue, she was seen in...
View ArticleThe Thief of Bagdad (1924)
Douglas Fairbanks was the star of the magical adventure The Thief of Bagdad (1924), directed by Raoul Walsh. This Arabian Nights fantasy tells the story of a recalcitrant thief who falls in love with...
View ArticleAnneliese Kaplan (1933-2020)
On 11 August 2020, German actress Anneliese Kaplan (1933-2020) passed away. She played supporting parts in several films during the 1950s. Kaplan was married to the prolific film composer Martin...
View ArticlePhoto by Pinto
All the stars of the silent Italian cinema seemed to visit Studio Pinto in Rome. Their portraits by Pinto graced many postcards by Ed. A. Traldi in Italy, but can also be found on several Ross Verlag...
View ArticleEvi Maltagliati
Evi Maltagliati (1908–1986) was an Italian stage and screen actress, who worked in Italian cinema between the later 1930s and the early 1970s.Italian postcard by Rizzoli & C., Milano, 1938. Photo:...
View ArticleThe World of Rizzoli, Part 1: 1936
During the dictatorship of Benito Mussolini, Rizzoli in Milan was one of the most prominent publishers of film star postcards in Italy. Director was Angelo Rizzoli, who also was a film producer....
View ArticleLeonardo DiCaprio
American actor Leonardo DiCaprio (1974) has often played unconventional parts, particularly in biopics and period films. His role in the blockbuster Titanic (1998) cemented DiCaprio's reputation as a...
View ArticleIgo Sym
Handsome and athletic Austrian-Polish actor Igo Sym (1896-1941) played classy gentlemen, aristocrats, and army officers in Polish, Austrian and German films of the 1920s. After the German Invasion of...
View ArticleL'Occident (1928)
The French silent film L'Occident/The West by Henri Fescourt premiered on 26 September 1928 at the Paris cinema Marivaux. The leading actors were Jaque Catelain, Claudia Victrix, and Lucien Dalsace....
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