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Gold Diggers of 1933 VHS Warren William
Used & New from: $29.99
A talented character actress, Aline MacMahon's role in this film of the GOLD DIGGERS series was a slight departure from her norm. She definitely had great chemistry with all the female stars here.

No Man of Her Own / Movie VHS Clark Gable
Used & New from: $9.99
The elusive on video Dorothy MacKaill was in SAFE IN HELL, a great little film that didn't come out when I taped it :-(. She was in the Follies and silents, and retired young (late 30's).

Hook, Line and Sinker [DVD] DVD ~ Bert Wheeler
Used & New from: $0.24
Adorable Dorothy Lee, Wheeler & Woolsey's gal from 1929.

Animal Crackers DVD ~ Groucho Marx
Used & New from: $27.87
Best known for her autobiography, "I'll Cry Tomorrow," Lillian Roth was an amazing singer who simply shines on screen. She needs more representation on mainstream CDs today.

Whole Town's Talking / Movie VHS Edward G. Robinson
Used & New from: $23.96
Miss Arthur is more appreciated today than she was some time ago, yet her name isn't doesn't ring a bell with most. I loved the biography on her, "...The Star Nobody Knew".

Aggie Appleby Maker of Men VHS Charles Farrell
Used & New from: $7.57
I had no clue this title was even available on Amazon; I saw it on TCM. Wynne Gibson was a gorgeous blonde at Warners alongside Glenda and Joan. Aggie is the embodiment of her real character.

Scarface VHS Gus Arnheim
Used & New from: $9.85
What is with me and background players? Karen Morley got to be in one of the best gangster films (not the yucky 80's one, obviously)The Mask of Fu Manchu, Mata Hari, and so many others until the 50's.

Freaks DVD ~ Wallace Ford
Out of stock
Ahh, the vampy Olga Baclanova. She entered the theatre at an early age in her native Russia, then went on to win acclaim in late silents (The Man Who Laughs, The Docks of New York).

Svengali VHS John Barrymore
$14.24 Used & New from: $6.50
Yola D'Avril, short and sweet: There is a great catfight between her, Louise Brooks and Joan Blondell in GOD'S GIFT TO WOMEN (1931). Even if Frank Fay gets to be a nuisance, this is worth it.

Duck Soup DVD ~ Groucho Marx
Used & New from: $19.99
Raquel Torres is someone I don't know much about, but I enjoyed her in this and "White Shadows in the South Seas".

Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde Double Feature (1932/1941) DVD ~ Fredric March
$17.99 Used & New from: $6.99
Real life Southern Belle Miriam Hopkins. She was up for the big role of 1939 (Scarlett O'Hara), as we all know the story, but too bad she didn't get it.

Big House VHS Chester Morris
Used & New from: $4.49
Leila Hyams is that lovely ingenue in silents and early talkies, though she had a short career, was insome neato films (FREAKS, MANTRAP, RED HEADED WOMAN, SPITE MARRIAGE, etc.).

Petrified Forest VHS Leslie Howard
Used & New from: $3.93
My favorite film with Genevieve Tobin so far is GOODBYE AGAIN (1933)-a screwball comedy with Joan Blondell.

Strange Love of Molly Louvain VHS Ann Dvorak
$18.98 Used & New from: $13.89
I absolutely loved Evalyn Knapp's character in SMART MONEY (1931). She really had me going for awhile, and it surprised me when she turns out to be the tough, not so innocent one.

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans DVD ~ George O'Brien
Out of stock
Margaret Livingston, always with her ultra-fab hair, as the girl from the city in SUNRISE. She was married to Paul Whiteman from '31-'67 and you can also see her in CALL HER SAVAGE with my fave,Clara!

Murder at the Vanities / Movie VHS Lona Andre
Used & New from: $2.51
Toby Wing was incredibly popular considering the fact most of her roles were small and often uncredited. You probably know her as the girl Dick Powell sings "Young and Healthy" to in 42ND STREET.

Zane Grey's Fighting Caravans VHS Gary Cooper
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Sure, Lili Damita's stormy marriage overshadowed her career and she never really was a huge star, but this is worth looking into.

Silver Horde VHS Evelyn Brent
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She was mostly in silents, but Evelyn Brent still deserves to be on this list for her early and interesting talkies.

Free & Easy VHS Buster Keaton
$18.98 Used & New from: $5.95
Not a particularly good Keaton film, but notable for Dorothy Sebastian. MONTANA MOON is the only other sound feature I've seen her in, but silents include OUR DANCING DAUGHTERS and SPITE MARRIAGE.

Girl From Missouri VHS Jean Harlow
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Boyish Patsy Kelly is always a lot of fun in pre-Codes.

The Thin Man (Snap Case) DVD ~ William Powell
$17.99 Used & New from: $7.00
I must see more of Minna Gombell. She was great in this and "Comet Over Broadway" ('38) with Kay Francis.

Sign of the Cross / Movie VHS Fredric March
Used & New from: $23.99
Even though I know absolutely nothing about Miss Joyzelle Joyner, I MUST include her on this list simply for having two great roles in this and JUST IMAGINE.

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