Psychic Vincent Sisters and Cousin Movie Star Rod La Rocque

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 Psychic Vincent Sisters  Suzanne and Jean Vincent and the Movie Star Rod La Rocque  Before we were known for our work in profiling, mediumship, and paranormal consulting, our family roots were deeply planted in the history of classic Hollywood and early American legacy. We are Suzanne and Jean Vincent the Psychic Vincent Sisters and we are incredibly proud to share the rare history of our first cousin (three times removed), the legendary silent film star Rod La Rocque. Unlocking the Family Tree Our lineage connects directly back to the turn of the 20th century. Our great-great-grandmother was Catherine LaRocque, whose brother was Edmund LaRocque. Edmund’s son was Roderick Ross LaRocque—the man the world would come to know on the silver screen as Rod La Rocque .Edmund and Catherine’s lines remained incredibly close. Great-Grandfather Alfonse and his son, our grandfather Arthur, shared a deep, lifelong bond with Cousin Rod. Growing up in the exact same era, Arthur and Rod were true friends staying deeply connected through all of Rod's Hollywood success. Today, as the Psychic Vincent Sisters, we carry the torch for our ancestors, bringing the hidden history and unseen mysteries of our lineage directly to the present day 

the Packard Dealership: Where Hollywood Met High Society The bond between our branches of the family ran deep, extending straight into the business world. During the golden age of American luxury, Great-Grandfather Alfonse and Grandfather Arthur established and operated a prestigious Packard dealership and garage. In those decades, a Packard car was the ultimate symbol of wealth, engineering, and elite status. Grandfather Arthur served as the principal executive and head of the entire operation, commanding the business with sharp leadership. He possessed a rare, brilliant mind for elite precision engineering, knowing exactly how to handle the most complex luxury mechanics himself, alongside his brothers who acted as the master precision engineers. But Arthur wasn't just masterfully skilled with the physical world—he was also deeply attuned and exceptionally gifted at "the other stuff," carrying a unique energy that ran  through our family line. Because of this elite reputation, the family dealership became a premier destination for high society. A long list of famous figures and old-money icons came through our doors to purchase their vehicles. Chief among them was our cousin, Rod La Rocque himself. Being close in age to Grandfather Arthur, Rod loved coming into the dealership to buy his luxury cars directly from family, beautifully weaving our ancestral business success with the glamour of Old Hollywood.

the Blueprint for The Thin Man: A Real-Life Hollywood Legend Long before William Powell and Myrna Loy charmed audiences in the famous Thin Man movie series starting in 1934, Hollywood filmmakers drew direct inspiration from the real-life style, sophistication, and marriage of Rod La Rocque and Vilma Bánky. With his tall, aristocratic build and flawless tailored look, Rod created the ultimate blueprint for the debonair, high-society gentleman who mixed with mystery. The effortlessly glamorous, witty partnership that cinema fans fell in love with on the silver screen was modeled after the real-world elite status that Rod and Vilma lived every day. When Hollywood needed a true master of high-society intrigue to bring legendary pulp-fiction detective Lamont Cranston to life, they looked straight to the original trendsetter: our cousin Rod. 

Here is the incredible story of our cousin, one of early cinema's brightest stars: The Legend of Rod La Rocque: Silent Cinema’s Ultimate Leading Man Before Hollywood had sound, it had pure glamour, and at the absolute peak of the Roaring Twenties, Rod La Rocque was one of the highest-paid, most sought-after A-list superstars in the world. Standing over six feet tall, with piercing eyes and aristocratic charm, he wasn't just an actor—he was Hollywood royalty. He has a permanent star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (1580 Vine Street) to prove it .The DeMille Masterpiece: The Ten Commandments (1923)Rod rocketed to global immortality when legendary director Cecil B. DeMille chose him as his main leading actor for the massive biblical blockbuster The Ten Commandments. Rod played McTavish in the modern segment of the film. It was the biggest movie of its era, shattered box office records, and cemented Rod as DeMille’s premier leading man. The Royal Wedding of Hollywood: Vilma Bánky Off-screen, Rod was one half of the original Hollywood power couple. He married Vilma Bánky, the stunning Hungarian silent screen icon who was famously the preferred on-screen romantic partner of Rudolph Valentino (starring with Valentino in The Eagle and The Son of the Sheik).When Rod and Vilma tied the knot in 1927, legendary producer Samuel Goldwyn paid for the wedding. It was so massive that thousands of hysterical fans rioted in the streets of Los Angeles just to get a glimpse of them. They remained happily married for over 40 years until his passing .Running with the Titans: Joan Crawford & Gary Cooper Rod’s star power put him shoulder-to-shoulder with the greatest names in cinema history across the 1920s, 30s, and 40s:

• Our Modern Maidens (1929): Rod starred alongside the incomparable Joan Crawford in this massive Jazz Age hit, capturing the wild energy of the late 1920s generation.
• Meet John Doe (1941): Proving his staying power in the sound era, Rod played the wealthy, scheming nephew Ted Sheldon in this Frank Capra masterpiece, sharing the screen with Hollywood legend Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck.
• Forbidden (1932): He starred as a dashing politician caught in a dramatic love triangle alongside superstar Barbara Stanwyck in another legendary Frank Capra film.

Trading the Tuxedo for a Cowboy Hat: The Rugged Action Hero While Rod was world-famous for his polished, high-society suits, he was a big, athletic guy who could easily hold his own on a horse. When Hollywood needed a rugged hero to hit the dusty trail, he happily put on a cowboy hat and became a Western favorite! Film buffs still celebrate him for these action-packed classics:

• Braveheart (1925): One of his most famous, physically demanding silent films where he played a daring, heroic Native American rancher and fighter defending his people's lands.
• Beau Bandit (1930): Right at the start of the sound era, he fully embraced the cowboy life, playing a dashing, smooth-talking desert outlaw.
• Hi, Gaucho! (1930): He took his Western charm South of the border to play a rugged, guitar-strumming Argentine bandit and master horseman.

The Master of Mystery: Becoming The Shadow (1940)In 1940, Rod stepped into pop-culture history by playing Lamont Cranston—the alter-ego of the ultimate pulp-fiction vigilante—in the hit film The Shadow Strikes and its sequel International Crime. Long before Batman or modern superheroes took over the screen, our cousin was cloaked in mystery, bringing one of radio and literature's greatest detectives to life for millions of fans.