Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-12
TC%s Daily Movie Magazine
THE MOVIE FANS
LETTERBOX
by HENRY M. NEELY

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Oh news IN the papers on saturday,
and rs soon as I saw them made up
my mind that I would forestall all of
Tho on,;or. sons ~ u,,u,d hor,bord
eno ... a.N.'u' .ls "n' "ou'. oo -,
o ,no,n. m" Sne 80 ~, aS ,oNs ~ VIA 20 rows
nauan "a v. We PEecss PE, ,s ~ so;S
tbnt Fau,n,, snG Ives. Ta HIae' "a. anu ro1nr,
cnntroct, u,;th Hy Mnru "yW T,ios NV NJ,nter
WanJo sro,.Ia.. VIII w., M si.,.., MI. .n,ia,vs
THO nthnr 49, a"u emnm." mnu:' Sa. tbot
Valentino bad lost III, anns,, and that
,ha h;nh. au .v'' nis apI. apII:in, .h,t ho
cnnnnt not ouu,t ham ueciucu o., o ana snr
twn voars nv. ,.a "m me so'oIn IN. CO.. tbc
f,asky ar1o n;.n,ion u1s h' uoe' ~ Az,
o.sa.a''U"' ,.,
AS @ TO wnat nat 1t an means; don ION knTw now
any more than anybody else does. Inc
doeun,t VUu. s,uu, w "nua iinWies ,',. mo,, "" os
iika hcr narsnn,i;t, hova feIt nv.
saiS s;n,,,ir So,.imS ,au n ",;tl n;tv for
her jmr}nyy tbo insS. t,,n tu,n w tbree films
in ,,h;nh .hn los ,,uornd W. u, sspmrn.
inc sand" ond % .uTbo Vnrn, Rah.
RebI Snund,, ~. saa,L i,no,I an onv
bnna. tIa. ;o,,t rHo eI,n na,,a MAJ ontorto;noI
TINT wnn5, Lna .s,. .i;nh,oat ,ostioo
oe oh,i;.,, "a M nau Wy n,sn.es. Ell etr,ss e' ut
sbo Uas o,,nr,n;,,o a. uu ~, ,la ,;ah,or tb;nos
wb,ch .ho veal AZ NV Jnn;+ knEv
whothor "I sh ui.u Is W ~. .;s,aa uU Umo,, hnv.
inu 80 .hn,nn,, -. 80 a,r;av. worl,
az ,ha.tau a.e .L mu ,iiu,, s.ifoun founod ber
int a. 'nu us'n ;nIs",.nn :. ',.a 80, ~ ,nos
n fatal mistaka ""''
.u
l Gun ma no reactlon, elther ot 10y
OF sorrow, at the news ABOUT Mls.
winter. nave never peeh ae.e % ~ ses eu
any, reaction OF any kind tr9m ner
perfectly cold ana lndlnereht eAcep.
that IN every picture IN whlch l nave
seen her ! nave wondered why tnsy
did not NIL the role with somepouy
| VINO could really stir me. ierhaps l!
nsh' uJsause ! na'e I' GteolaiJ i,i,roa oi' hnt u
grouchy, and not easily stirred, oui,
anyhow, Mary Miles mas never maze
me puople.
I am glad that Penrhyn Stanlaws Is
out of the Lasky organization. This
may sound like knock at Penrhyn,
but it isn't. If some one were to come
to me and say: Here. Here is an
unlimited letter of credit, and you
are to form just one single organization
to make the best pictures that can pos
sibly be made, so choose your drec-
tor now," l believe. | should choose
Penrhyn Stanlaws without moment 5
hesitation.
| But Stanlaws Is the type or man
who requires an absolutely free FOOT,
and he Is one OF the few directors
whom l consider capable OF taxing en-
tire charge Of production from the
development Of the continuity TO thc
final editing of the film. Under the
system Of operation necessary, for the
existence OF such a TREMENDOUS Of
ganization as the i.asky Company
however, it is essential that the com.
pany be able to guarantee to put out
a certain number of pictures year In
order to meet the situation III the
market, and they have got to put out
this number whether they have ade'
uuate material or not.
Stanaws, l should imagine, would
have the kind of temperament which
would soar to the most suprene sI1. he'sh.s ehas
was really worth while. but which,
hampered by an inferior or a mediocre
Stanlaws nash Set uot this - him--i,
thing. put i Gan Gan say hot tn he has done.
every s'nf'e - rl'nS some norts. very
ne nus s smoW ,iot bo 10 connble of SUI
dennite no pro-, '""' A' 80 ~
preh'e 'h'ie'. o.,,,,, ho.,o, Cor
L can lmhsine ho,n'n' ,.hoio +bnn
the motion picture Us q" "nU,o Un with
to have stahiaws now tn up spoh WV" as
u producer or 1rohd 'is4'u SUN ;un,;r a. .
Charles II. oueli; hS WHY 10 pnr,baln'ess' ,u
ing GUIDE OF MINI" nm l. t NON rhc
stalfins eI hai;a.o IN nuantitv nroduc.
uocs MI ~ rnnt;on .n,ctmre business. He
tioh ne,ut IN ano % ond wbollv devoted 10
Is smcet;eaS ;n any m"a oT omSl,tv nroduct
, .ne vJions auo at ernanse md almost with
resarulesss Hn 'rhotbnr T. 10 going
ou' ~ hin fSonciollv or not Nov
tHot ~ P"S Ia bns branchei out and adde,
.i'at MG n,u1s n% 90 his orponization. ther,
ine this m,Ih s.''9 wnnId Father see TIM,
Is h,rn iotH him ;ie nv with stanlaws, l be
iieve that under Stanlaws, Lillian Gish
i,.., VIII NJ ,,,;,ht do tbinps for be
Pc n,,rti;nn hot sbo hos yet accom-
Q KIN SSishod I'' 'N'As
phsnea. A.. Valentino decision w;l
? as w. 'ne ~ oxtromeIv sorry
I g., , -
! l.. NJ, A. writes, nope you ar
3 wave OF Joy that rs i4rl'.Ig On .n
1 strength OF your ihIiiha.'ch on 'tae a, we W W
do not want you TO pe 1 s"trt fn,ona uut ou, :,
t sea. for you are om. %"a SI"u t'G the Sut"r "n'
have Kept nope ai!'e WIN ,Sa. 'm '; u'ui nua
. looked pretty dnrh iot Mhut WIZ p.p
hibton and other s;his anis ,oss to ,"HI Of n,d u,
JOY OUT OF ne, !ne ptsstu,V straU ''"' VI i'''
| was the veritapie las. s'i""' a,
"You understand human .hau nature, Il, MT ar
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