Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-04
MOVIE FANS
LETTERBOX
Bv HENRY NJ. NEELY

A Fan No. I Writes: "T see in last
evenings column where some one
.viped' ms nom dc plume 1t was
not a very brilliant one to assume, so
,bould | put No. / or maybe No. VI
,fer it? Anyway, l agree with her. so
We won't fight Beyond the Rocks
was one grand fifty cent dime novel
and them icy mountains now 'wasn I
them Just lovely painted scenery slush 2
81 wish Jessie would do it some
more. She gave me such Il good laugh
i agree with her. only | have bred
peiiyreed cats and dogs for twelve
Years and doubt the dyed cat: II
cant be did But I often compare
people to my animals in looks and dis
position; the humans usually lose, and
her comparisons were very apt.
doesn't Monte Blue remind you of n
nice big reliable st. Bernard? could
even make faces at you, mon ami. If |
could look over his shoulder to do it.
and | think he Just raced away with
Orphans of the Storm Was he meant
10? TO me he surely was it.
II am a great admirer of George
Arss: He is so subtle and finished
but ! was terribly disappointed in
Dsraeli.' I saw him on the stage
with almost the same company and
liked it. Was it the loss of voice that
made it as a picture so ordinary!
II am glad Our Mary is doing
Tess again. We can see the i'm
provemcnt the movies have made. You
Pee | am no happer. What was the
picture in which she was raised as an
Esst Indian girl! remember 1t as
lood. think il might be good idea
sr neighborhood houses to set aside
one night each week for good old pic
lures. There are lots Of good ones we
Miss for unavoidable rensons, and 9TH
trs We would like to see again. pic
lures to be a year or more old; the
dea might pay. Foolish Wives to me
was just the child of warped brain
and the world can do very nicely with
Out such. One thing. Our Mary and
Doug are always clean.
I'VE all know Mignon is a joke or is
Tying TO be. only it is rather painful.
HIks some of the movie funnics. I hope
don't come too often.'
'iour description OF Monte Blue is
{ood' can also agree on the diff
laence between the stage and screen
.efnons of "Disraeli," though I con-
,ss liked the latter very much. That
Mary Pickford picture you ask about
Ng Out of the Dust" the first she
MADE for Aircraft. Suggest that "old
PICTURES id lea to the manager Of your
nearest movie house,
on-Gosh all hemlock. What have
!ohe and done now? ! honestly
.ouant make out the sense of your
s.s~ s.ss., letter. and | said so. and you
tna coming back at a girl for a
WI and lot Of terrible things. Whoa
e .Me me person whose sense of humor
Beds oiling. '
NJ. n. Mandel writes: May COM
% y.a 70 you for the manner some Of our
.ullcd up-to- date motion picture
.n .Wuses treat the news pictures? am
WY s you, too, have experienced il. and
Iy,ced It. They never show n news
Tay% %AeeS get it from the producers.
sroIunsSt sI%S the whole reel as edited by thH
u"vers c,Ds0"n they appoint themselves as
b,ws SU'' @ ana show two or the most three
bou,;nsc' s'eh's' and are through with
binI ,he news films. Now, do YOU
buhio @ .hat I they have an idea that the
Sint' SdDt' @ aoes not know it, or maybe they
.Nsv. A 'ney are fooling the public? /
noyis .mut thc omission by certain
ummai houses OF certain news can be
uMSA aMnA intelligence. VI
The most rabid critics 10 tb. ro,;o.
uays make one reseryation--oI, admit
er nI ioidncss for the news reels Thnv
"u more drama in picture Of six'
"s.pd sad schooner driven ashore in tho
oss, .N gale than in all the I;rifith
roa' they derive more interest
m Norwich Wins Turf Classic ms
,a,'nsi yhsandS Cheer (the finish in slow
%oh > than from any OF Do NTiiic',
""J''s "I OF the shallow aristocracy.
nina can see what they mean, To my
mnu tnere has never been n film 90
MbesSve ,b or so uncxpressiyely stirriny
"ae News Pictures.
bo Hnu SO ! believe the movie fans
bonla are the real censors of the movies
ew" ' once and for oil demand I'm,
tns,b pictures be shown in their fmlI
nls ana not cut to pieces. and sbow
ow rin inat which to the managers nnr.
Wv" are nj to BE- shown
ouL WISH ras some film theatre managers
ave ,soau ,au my mail today. They could
~ yaun ,enrnrd lot from it and the rist
sluabiIe, to letter ,tnn, would be especially
rettu You and |, J. II, valid ho
how fSbd pb partners in running a movie
be- S eSnsoa ~ Clark writes: 'Plcasc let
be speed WHY earnest earnest disnpprovaI of
'."Srsh .Srs,h the reels. ''''"'o'S S'a"
absoln,"o,rh rhaH' on horses and the speed
ether' ',n, beyond reason and alto.
word drh," IhI,',a'mrnl, Similarly with
luskctcoSnn' notably in 'Thc Three
lrouph e the fights are sIushed
plnts 81 80 ia last that the beauty and fine
ao,", on lbe contests are lost. Again
y loom S ar, are often made to fiit across
'ness In projection Of a pic.