Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-06
:C%s DailyMovie Magazine
THE MOVIE FANS
LETTERBOX
By HENRY NJ. NEELY

Mn. w. r. d. writes: This 10 the
very last time for this year anyway.
But please let mo write some things
about J. q. p. B's' letter.
Broken Blossoms. The photoplay
at the top Of the list for n me. can
not forget It. 1t was the only photo.
play ! saw more than once and as I
walked down the aisle after my second
viewing heard woman ask her com.
panion, What do you think Of itT
| win the fnality Of ignorance came the
reply: oh. there Is nothing to It.
| 80 y. n. +. Is. is correct when he
asserts that It didn't take with the
masses. It was my first acquaintance
with Barthelmess. the incompatible, but
didn't know anything about movie
actors al. that time; in fact, I wasn't
interested. I wonder II Il ('Broken
Blossoms') would have been 90 ex.
Quisitely beautiful were Il played by
other actors. Miss Gish and Dick
fitted In 20 well and the terrible prize
tighter whose identity I have yet to
learn. AS II. NJ. N. puts 1.-THE play
,;, was plausible 70 me. because II was
why i like fs"3ni M r. be r. 50 e. f. visyT
Grifhth's work. And I agree with his
idea that the business instincts Of Grit
fifth show him that the small town
viewpoint predominates and thence come
the box Office receipts: It is too bad .
Young Rajah' as the play he tells the
fans to guess on? Was 1t not ridicu-
lous? Could anything be more inane
fingers on his temples looking into the
future? Of course he was handsome as
Sset everthat "%u acS was S1s al ~ The boy Pat
Moore was the best thing in the play
and Edward Jobson was pretty. good
in his mirthful doubt Of Amos Judd's
mystery sight. We will hear more OF
worst ever. Mr.. Valentino was out of
his element. suppose he did the best
he could with such material. The play
was not plausible to me. Merry
Christmss and Happy New Year to you'
II. NJ. NJ
| (Sametoyouandm my ofem.
Yes, 1.-THE Young Rah. Rah' was the
one to which I referred.
''Broken blossoms to me marked the
highest spot Of Grifith's career. Dom
aid Crisp was the prize fighter.)
E. Frances writes: women. judg.
ing BY their emotions instead Of brains,
make the Valentino discussion little
tiresonle. Valentino IS picturesque ana
fascinating, but as an actor he lacKs
nobility and strength, perhaps rugged.
ness, Might l venture to say IN paris
he seems small and cheap. but he thrills
and fascinates femininity. -,
perhaps the two year rest Will DC
4. hn iS
sinking into mediocre mannerisms. ne
is pleasing and very attractive: Leg
rs welcome the stranger within our
yote'--de Rochefort. We can still ad-
miro .Rudy' in loyalty while doing so.
"Saw Ruth Renick in From Kags
to Riches and I seem to recall her IRON
tho days gone by. Did she not appear
in pictures n long while ago! think
. she is very beautiful. u, ,,
why don't eve, we SEE 11r,tars trne iFlae I Ike
him fine!
"Did you ever hear from Costanre
Palmer whether Wallace Reid enjoyed
the sympathy letters from his fans III
Philadelphia! ! was so sorry to near
of his misfortune and hope he Is i'm
. proving rapidly. Is he?
"I am very fond Of May M"Avoy.
. She is so fresh and youthful. and her
acting. think. shows sincerity anu
>pontnneity.
picture Of Harrison Ford: Another
favorite."
Bessie G.. writes. Il am fourteen
! years old and go to high school; MY
about movies. ! did not know, because
we take another newspaper. so bought
yours and / think your piece In 1t Is
wonderful and I will buy your paper
every evening now. What actors do
you like best? like Rodolph Valen.
tinu best of all.
"My mother allows me only enough
money to go to the movies once week.
30 / don't 60 for several weeks and save
my money and then, when Valentino
> plays in Il picture ! go see 1t several
times. | saw the 'Sheik three times
and saw Blood and Sand five times.
:, and print Valentines picture from
: Blood and sand'?"
Ct am printing that letter. fans, be-
cause it is q human document Of vast
i,pportence in all consideration Of the
4. Uroblems Of the motion picture. To you,
= who are serious in your articles, COM
mend it as a viewpoint that you must
reason with in every discussion Of your
y subject. TO you who rave against all
: restrictions of censorship and all limits
= upon the fitness Of themes, l commend
!. it as something to be put upon your
L consciences. There are countless thou :
8 sands of Bessie G's in this great country
of ours. Bless their dear hearts, they
. are going 70 be the wives and mothers
Il Of the future.
get hundreds of letters like Bessie
d. G's Usually they are somewhat stiltcd
r in style with Il sclf-consciousness that
makes them lack interest. but this one
Y is 80 genuine that ! wanted you to sec
q II. I wish every moving picture pro.
. ducer and director and actor and nc
tress and distributor and exhibitor could
t have a picture Of Bessie g. and keep
il in the other side Of his locket oppo- :
Site his mothers or his wifs's Or his
own daughters picture. Then there
wouldn't be any problem of the movies
! I do like Valentino. Ressic G. !