Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-02
THE MOVIE FANS
LETTERBOX
BY HENRY NJ. NEELY

| MrS. W. r. -. Whites: tp' VI s'"i
correspondents whose name ! have for
gotten has expressed great loyalty for
Rudy to the extent Of declaring she
will hold back her american fifty cents
IL Rudy is superseded by this new
French actor. Loyalty Is Il splcnL Id
trait, but people frequently err in its
name. None Of us understands thor
Oughly the reasons for what appears
to be unjust treatment Of the hand
some Mr.. Valentino.
~ agree with you that we should
give this French actor our sympathy ;
| he is placed in very uncnviable pO-
sitiOn. Also give him chance.
''rEis ardent correspondent to whom
I allude may reconsider her attitude.
! She writes an interesting letter or l
would not have remembered it after
! forgetting her name. Americans IRE
World citizens do not hesitate to give
a chance to their brothers regardless
Of what part of the earth accident has
placed them in. We Americans wOuldn' I
be here Oh this blessed continent We're
It not for our ancestors from the Old
World. Our American artists are wei.
coined abroad If they are deserving ana
gifted. We must do likewise to artists
ard artisans---tO rich and poor--high
and low---tc women and men. That
should be and is the sentiment lived
up to by the one hundred per cent
American.
80 give this French actor n chance,
and I believe Mr.. Valentino would be
among the first to agree
G'm not bit worried about the ulti-
mate attitude Of the fans, Mrs. ID. We
are all very much excited ut present and
very indignant because, YOU know. we
dear little girls do simply adore
ltodolph. But, deep down in our hearts
we know what II tickle and changcable
lot We are and if De Rochcfort should.
Just by accident. happen to appeal to
us. we would swing around to his sup
port overnight and swear that we
always had loved him anyway. And
then we'd write srathing letters to the
Letter Box and blame II. NJ. n. for
the whole thing:)
William Devine writes: why didn't
you if Emil Jannings played the part
in The Eyes Of the Mummy besides
the part Of Itadu, the servant?
I" Saw Afraid to Fight and was
back again. DO you know his next
picture: What happened to Henry
Walthall? What do you think Of Julia
Faye in 'Manslaughtcr?' Who was
the cop who ran into the side OF the
auto? Would like to know your opinion
on Burning Sands. "
Oh, I thought "Burning Sands" was
about so-so. Milton Sills was good,
as he always is. but Wanda liawley
In Intense scenes--Oy, yOi.
to the program, Emil Jannings played
Radu only. Frank Mayo is now work.
ing on "rhc Flaming Hour Il film
version of "rhe Hot Head by Mrs.
George Randolph Chester. ! believe
Henry u. Walthall has deserted pic.
lures temporarily and is now appearing
in u short sketch in vaudeville. Leo
NOomis il the name Of the "cop' who
doubled for Jack Mower and crashed
into the automobile in 'Manslaughter.
He's stunt man and he came out of
the collision with a broken collar bone.
Lucky, I'd say. Lcaping from burning
buildings and driving in front of ex-
press trains are all in his dny's work.
Jack Mower, of course, was the cop in
all the other sceneSD
Ex. .Admirer writes: 1T was great
OF yo,, to let me in your column, and
may come In again? This time for
Just n teeny weeny little while. Think.
ing about greatness, why once ] read
in n complete biography of Napoleon
that he exceedingly dislked all those
men who were loved and admired by
many women. Up with your head,
Mr.. IIeine! Out with your chest, Mr..
Heine! You are just like Napoleon.
"And talking about Napoleon, why,
ever since I4asky's Frrnchman landed
have taken firm stand about his nom
(French for moniker) half in fun and
all in earnest. You insisted on your
correspondents calling him by his right
name. No puns allowed; references to
cheese strictly forbidden, Charles do
RochefOrt IL his name. nnl Charles Dc
Rochefort must We Gull him when writ
ing to you.
"All this Is very well, and being
obeyed, Of course. But Rudy's
name does not happen to be Vaselino.
And-.talking about fairness why, your
gift for guessing Is uncanny. So j do
belong to a union, 20 II is against the
rules OF my union to bc calm. I belong
to the old.fashioned Red, White and
Blue Union, and it is against its rules
iior the members 10 remain calm and
impassive when they see unfair and
unjust Or, rather, what they consider
unfair and unjust. treatment accorded
TO one OF their fellOwmen. | can hear
some some wit saying: Especially when
that fellowmsn happens to be Hand.