Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-28
THE MOVIE FANS LETTER.BOX
Rv HENRY NJ. NEET,y

"Foolish Wives has come and gone.
IT cost over a million and quarter
dollars TO produce. over Il year of hard
work and wasted mics upon miles OF
film No picture was ever more stren-
uously press -agent"d
Was 1t worth il:
Is Foolish Wives" the kind of pie
eure you want 10 see?
Did ii make for the raising of our
artistic. intellectual or moral stand
ards?
Did it advance the motion picture in
your estimation?
I've had number Of letters about II.
but I've been holding them to give all
the fans chance to see the picture
and judge it free from any prciudi"cS
created by opinions expressed in this
department.
shan't express any opinion Of it
myself further than TO say that | WON
der how any one even remotely con-
nected with it can ever again look
decent woman in the face. | regard il
ne the product Of hopelessly diseased
and purifying brain.
r. l.. VI. writes--"T have been
watching your page rather closely for
some reference to Foolish Wives. but
nothing doing So far openly. Won
dered if you meant that picture in an
answer your gave 70 some one about
something being lcwd. bpstial. etc. We'll.
j have seen it and Saturday Night
and Peter lbbetson.
f "Rut heaven forbid a woman and
man in natural health and sense should
spend real life in such dreams a.
Peter lbbctson and the Duchess after
they have grown to manhood. Maybe
It's beautiful. The first half was Won
derful. but not the second. We don
live in that kind of an age. That :
my opinion.
"Of course. Saturday Night i n
bit far. fetched but not too much so
considering the times we live in. !
have seen rooms and manners no better
than are shown in that picture: IN
fact. ! didn't think the manners any
disgrace To the picture at all. Now.
what do you think of that, ch? lOW
don't have to go to toney Island for
them: they are right here and they
have hearts as true as steel ana low"
as stanch and as pure As god. | was
sorry the fine lady had to be subjected
to such rotten treatment. Really. it was
less than primitive man would have
done. much less educated people. but
even then her heart didn't open wide.
Rut honestly ! thought Conrad NaGol
was wonderful-hetter than any on"
OF the others by long shot. Maybe I'm
hard TO suit, I don know. bnt ! thor
oughly enjoyed all Of it, As for the
little mistakes some of your readers
pointed out, really ] was 50 interested
] forgot to look for any.
"Now for Foolish Wives As | told
you before. | have travc,cd extensively
under varying conditions, but hav"
never seen anything to equal Foolish
Wives.
ITO me it taught the most wonderful
lesson n woman can learn. George Ar
lss' Devil was wonderful in fact. the
most wonderful thing ] had ever seen
until this picture. Who're ArlSs was
polished and perfectly finished Won
Strohem il positively nov. Really /
thing he is the most deteStahle man on
any screen. but the part he portrayS i
as true as daylight. Just a. much IN
this city as Mont" Carol, | know what
I'm talking about, and 8" does the
average man and woman who is past
thirty. ! don't think n minister Of the
gospel. no matter what his faith, could
preach such n sermon as Won StrOheim
has tried to show US.
'Truly. J. wish that could express
on paper the genuine lesson thar Fool .
ish Wives teaches. At least. that :
how 1t appeals TO me. Now that's my
personal feeling on three great pie
lures,
y "AIOvle DisgIsteh'' writcs-"He.
hold n new admircr Of your 50 very
Interesting column II is the first thing
7 look for when take M the paper
Your column always has some witt,