Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-30
THE MOVIE. FANS LETTERBOx
By HENRY M. NEpLY

M. NEDLY
Allerton's choice between the two girls
agreement In the first one he addresses
on his return to consciousness after Z
serious illness.
Il liked The Storm and The Cow.
boy and the Lady although there %
something about House Peters that ai.
ways irritates me, and something about
Tom Moore that seems TO place bic
audience In immediate sympathy With
him. s.~
"How Owen Moore did romp through
a picture called Reported Missing, >
not, think, very recent release. lt
reminded me Of Mack Sennett com.
IAN roads lead to The Loves Of
Pharaoh The title and tho fear that
II might be just a. Spectacle a. was
"Theodora,' queered me.
''The Letter. Box grows more inter.
esting every day, don't you think"
Il think the letters do, II that's
I feel like giving you a unanimous
vote Of thanks for saying nice things
about Helene Chadwick. To me Il has
been . puzsle why she hasn't attracted
more attention from the fans. Two
| reasons, probably-one, she hasn't done
anything sensational. either personally
I or cinematically; second. the company
she is with doesn't ''press agent" it,
Individual players. but stresses ito pro.
ductjon and its organization. But I'm
not sure that Helene Chadwick isn't
to me-the most completely and wholly
| N ~ hA "a
SCREEN. i've 'rs Watched her S'' in On every. r1:
thing she has done and she hasn't dis.
appointed me once. But I wish the
company would bring out her keen com.
edy talent little more strongly. Un.
derstand, didn't like 1.-THE Dust
lower"-thought It was the most
hopeless bunk-but Helene made It
tolerable.) =.
LES" writes: II have been enjoy.
ing the very interesting letters and dis.
cussions In your column for the last six
months without murmur. but think
that It 10 now time for me to gather
my questions that have been accumu.
lating In all that time and ask your
| answers.
"First, however. I want to say that
I, too. saw THE Loves Of Pharaoh and
thought Il very fine. indeed. I nearly
missed seeing It, for the title conveyed
nothing Of the pictures greatness, and
I thought It was just another of those
German pictures' such % I had expert.
enced lately. After seeing The Last
Payment and The Red Peacock both
J starring Pola Ncsri, decided there
were none worse Of all the poor pictures
when / saw that The Loves Of
Pharaoh was German. made was
! doubtful. After reading your review
Of It, however. I decided II It was 40
fine that It made you rave over It, Il
surely must be worth seeing, 30 hied
me OF and was not disappointed.
''Of course, saw and enjoyed Blood
and Sand and am now awaiting The
Young Rajah, to see IL Valentino will
have one good role to two or three
poor ones, as In the past. or follow up
Blood and Sand with another just %
good. Also saw The Prisoner Of Zen.
da.' which I thought very good. I saw
the older version q number Of years ago.
starring James X. Hackett. and was
nounced that Lewis Stone was to play
tho leading roles, for I considered him
rather old for the part. After seeing
the picture, however. have changed
my mind and think he played the part
very well; and Alice Terry--wasn't she
beautiful and charming N everything?
II was rather disappointed in Ramon
Navarro, but ! suppose that was due
to the fact that I had heard 50 much
about him in advance that expected
too much. He played his part well
enough, but can't see anything start.
ling about him, and was more impressed
by the work Of Malcolm MacGregor.
He seems to me to have nicer person.
ality. Has he played In any other
pictures? Have you short biography
Of him? Lastly, what did you think
"'Sherlock Holmes was another
picture that I enjoyed very much. and
Moriarity could have been no nearer
my idea Of his appearance. but how
different Carol Dempster looked IN that
picture than in Dream Street Am
glad ,or IKE tho trio oss St Hs:.% Fl: n
know II Charles Mack is acting at the
present time. He seems to bs the only
one Of the trio that We do not hear
anything about. -.
zone Of your writer's asked the other
day II Mary Alden didn't play IN The
Birth OF, q Nation and % have .
book, sort OF biography Of d. w.
Gri6th and the story OF bis numsroue
pictures. looked up the cast and found
that Mary Alden played the part OF
Lydia Brown in that picture. am
also one of her staunch admirers; In
fact, believe ] really admire the char.
acter people Of the screen more than
most OF the stars.
"Now I want to know why none OF
Glenn Hunters starring pictures have
been shown here. ] seem 70 remember
seeing The Cradle Buster edvsrtised
o. coming, but It = surely long time
I.ttias here; g chIssYs.S' SY.'. l.k.!; esa |; last