Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-25
|Chs Daily Movie Magazine
THE MOVIE FANS
LETTERBOX
By HENRY NJ. NEELY

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Miss Wlngate -.liric Won Strohcim
did not have any part in 1.-THE Four
, liorscmcn. What pnrt could he have
taken? iCm see. the 1icast wus me.
"haniral: they didn't need an actor
for 1t.
Joseph 1)agcrstOm writes: "rhcrc is
not person in the motion picture or
theatrical game living vino can take
Valentines place in the hearts Of the
fans. They paid VALENTINO $3.50 per
week. 1t seems to be- an enormous sum
/, I" an outsider. but to any one nsS,-
riatcI with the profession II il simply
Ianghabl". There is no limit to vu,cn-
tino's worth just now.
Although not associated to n large
extent, with the film game. I have, ON
! the other hand. done quite u little bi,
of 'cXtrying. making enO,ivl, to nay for
my remote lodging in cheap hotel aud
eating my daily automatic meal. For.
! tnnai"l. | also secured u nice part IN
George Wnlsl's feature film, Sink or
swim.
"t'rom what have heard, it's really
n crime III" way they haze treated
Valentino. Thcy tried to ruin his nic
tnrc. Blood and Sand In the cutting.
| They promised him to take the picture
in Spain. but they didn't. They sent
Mrs. Valentino away to the East, try.
ing to get her ont of the way. as they
believed that would improve Rudy's
box -officc value.
"Mrs. Valentino says in an interview
that right after that they started work
on The Young 1sajah.' All the time
their system, which was torture for
Valentino. was going on. They gave him
no dressing room. scrap Of mirror just
big enough to sec his fnce in. rather
than the. full-lcngth one they furnished
every other star with. lie had to dress
and undrcss before the whole lot. Night
after night they made him work the
whole night through, actually finishing
The Young Rajah' 3 a. NJ. August
! 10.
Some producers find m unusual
personality: they Use up thousands Of
dollars to exploit 1t. put that person.
a'ity into II picture which goes over
big and makes n million. Then
Instead of letting the actor who does
fine work g" on doing it they Civ" him
cheap material. cheap ever rythng.
1.-The idea then Is to make just MS
much money as possible with the least
outlay. Isn't it short -sighfrd! Isn't
it unwiS": They can't keep this up
, forever.
"llappcn"d to pass n certain movie
house in th" cOlo"ed New York dis.
trirt the other night 'nn example of
Valentines far reaching >u''rss'. aud
there in front Of the thrn,r" for u
square Ion. stood u doubt" line uf
r"l"r"d folks rlamoring and pushim. to
got in To 50" the picture.
~ thnnghi sure il must be- some
picture "f l;nttling sikh or perhaps
some short film Of jack Johnson in
training.
'\u. but I" my surprise. there in
big electric lights was Valentino :
name. white right below in Very small
affairs was som" one by tho nnnr OF
Earl" Williams. II was :" small that
hardly mad" i, ont in tn" distance.
"'rh" nam" nf tho picture was so
invisible that getting clos" +" n rUl"red
gent Irman ] r"IIrtr"uSly asked him
wi at the name "f th" picture was. lie
answered by Hlin.. I don know.
mister: all I com" hcrc fo' is TO SEQ
Valentine.
"rhcn finally managing after few
pushes aud >hovfs 10 get near II hill
board saw. I" my astonShmeu,. that
il WAS very poor Earl" Williams r.-
lease Of years nc" in which Valentino
had Just n very. very small part AN
extra part. I" my knowledge.
Heimr writes: 'ti">h Th"S" gals
are nu,il, When II girl can say that
Rudy Nasrlin" is the greatest actor.
! and rha, ns long aS h" is hors d"S films