When I met the star of MGM’s “Dr. Kildare” films, Lew Ayres, I had to ask him if Lionel Barrymore was actually like his character, Dr. Gillespie, the gruff, wheelchair-driven character who mentored ...

The Barrymore family has always been full of surprises. Grey, growling Lionel, 66 this week, has been etching for years well enough to exhibit with the New York Society of Etchers. Visiting ...

But the movie wouldn’t work without the viciousness that Lionel Barrymore brought to Potter. The character is a Scrooge beyond redemption. Happily, Barrymore played the Dickens character on the ...