Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-01
THE MOVIE FANS LETTEfBOX
Rv HENRY ". NEELY

''EIonde Bee writes: "My word, hut
you certainly were some prompt in an
swering my other communications,
Thanks ever 80 much. I'm still read
ing with interest and appreciation your
great column.
with regard 20 Lee Winthrop. you
tell 'cm. Nee YOU have the words in ro
Foolish Wives His sentiments were
great. The young man with whom !
90 to the movies Cget this line now. cdi E
tor-'cvpry knock is a boost. etc.,,
well. anyway. didn't lik" Foolish
Wives. and insisted that We come right
out. But you surely have 70 hand 1t
to Eric Won Stroheim he was fine in
It and certainly portrayed his character
wonderfully-lm all ndjectivcd up her"
Also Miss Du Font was good in her
role. and the girl who took the part Of
the maid was fine. but with regard 20
the scenes Of Mont" tarlo--why. they
looked like a few Of the larger hoto :
in Atlantic city to me. Maybe IN
wrong
"Now with regard 70 the young lady :
answcr--the one, | mean. who writes
on the blue paper thai Thomas Mclghan
and Rodolph Valentino havc it all over
good ones like barrymore and Il few
others-Ihat remark wasn't So good,
was il: The only picture that Nalen-
tino played fairly ~ good was Ca
mile, but Nazimova in II was great.
There is something about her that is
wonderful.
''Also like Alice Brady. hut not that
icicle, Gloria swanson. She has pretty
clothes. 5 all. You agree. friend am
swer man, on that:
Eugene O'Bron Is good, though. His
pictures are So clean cut. None Of this
'happerology stuff. More ljk" III" get
down 10 earth stuff.
"Wcll. lots of success for your won
derfu, entertaining ILL., column; that i
one thing have to look forward 70 in
my young life.
Gosh. did ! really answer one lot
ter promptly You really don't know
how lucky you were. be"nuS" | have
letters every day calling me down yIg-
orously for delays and absolute lack Of
notice TO letters. III hc1 Your remarks
about the Monte Carl" scenes In "FooI.
ish Wives looking like Atlanr!" City
hotels would please Won Strohcim--uo'. .
Thanks for tho kind wishes. bu' ! re-
fuse to be trapped int" anorhrr argu-
ment on the subject of Nazlm"ya or
Gloria.D
"Olga" writes: "Ir j. rather Ilt" to
speak of il. bu, many thanks for prIu'.
ing that a. +. Icrt"r Whorhor j. was
meant seriously "r oth"rW $50. | enjoyed
it hugely. Are you positive II dld not
original" with Won:
'"Too bad all this had 10 como or,
about Rodolph, just when hc seemed tu
be so very much in earnest about .rt
work. II does Civ" him Ih" most aWful
tered ideals Of our laupcrS TO ,ay
nothing of thf older oneSD.
''ln these cases ono really never
knows just what the truth is. bur why
will people in the public eye try TO get
away with such things II R"dolph
had not made this faux pas. everything
would have been serene. Al these
ugly details would have been avoided
He would likely hay" remained the ideal
of the fappcrS dreams for som" time.
but now thes" dreams Will h" changed
70 nightmare in most raSr>. l. can
hardly bc otherwise. whether he really
deserves il or not.
''In any ease, if tho women and girls
of the country say thumbs down 10
him after this. his opinion ,us quoted }
that woman is not the cqua! OF man.
intellectually or in any other way, will
not help him much. That remark is an
extremely unwise one for any man who
looks forward to Cnr"cr 10 make in
these days. II Just naturally ranklc~
One should not bc too hard on him
when he j. down. however. as perhaps
he is to be- excused for such view.
not being one of our cUuntrymcn.
W "Why does not some one give Thomas
turey Surely he is worth it. When
b. does Aot shine. simply blame the
plcture and not him; though | admit |
an likely TO be prejudced in his favor
always have been. Though he was ex-
Nellent in THE Miracle Man. pre-
ferred him in Male and Female. To
me the latter was one Of the best pie
lures ! have ever seen, of its kind.
4 sit too old n picture 70 ask YOU what
ron ihought OF il?
~ did not care for Beyond the
( ainfks' though could not SEQ that
elsl0rin or llodOlph was To blame in
any way. They did what they could,
( A)9k could one expect much more from
4 npT Giyh? Bough, and Paid For
7 IT, o4hqf NeN, but think Agnes
most parts Of