Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-18
THE MOVIE FANS
LETTERBOX
nv HENRY NJ. NEELY


mAs for the German pictures, the pol.
- IN regard to them Is quite funny. l
.msd Tho Red Peacock and enjoyed
arv hit OF Il. The censors had done
Msir host 10 make farce out Of IL by
shsnping the titles, but otherwise It
vas bully.
"I think you are really starting
s,mething interesting In showing your
Snnest feeling on the subject Of the
csrman % pictures, and you certainly have
wv hest wishes. The moron letters
nav be replaced by q few ideas on the
r'hiect. How about It? At least tho
so,umn has seemed more interesting
"Dont forget to do your Boy Scout
s,e good deed day and speak to the
theatre owners for me; will your
Ever II had any influence with
~ theatre owners-which haven't
couldn't conscientiously ask them to
,,cest Loves Of Pharaoh" I'd rather
ssk them to give the money to st.
A' You see. there would be only two
seople in the house-you and Mrs. l..
n, I'd be there, too. but they
wouldn't count me as people because Ia
Please don't get the impression that
| have made any plea fol. German pic.
lures. I haven't: ! haze ,:ne,.Ip.;on praise.a; :;
"Caligari," Pharaoh" Arabian
Nirht'' and several others as great in
dividual pictures and as showing. SUI
preme genius on the part OF the direc-
lors and actors, but haven't consid-
81 MT 0l{tv thN
other. There are some hopelessly bad
pictures made in Germany and some
1upendously good ones. I've published
your letter in spite Of your postscript
Because your initials won't reveal your
Nentity and you write on an interest
Ing subject.)
8. NJ. f. writes: "A few nights ago
I Travelled ont to n theatre In West
Philadelphia to see picture that was
advertised az Rod0lph Valentino In
The Wonderful Chance The theatre
was plastered with posters of Valentino
and the electric light blazed his name.
The house was jammed to the doors:
The picture proved to be reissue OF
On old film mot less than three and one
half years oid), In which. Eugene
0'Bricn was the featured player; IN
MS! .ry !rs aonsea,,ence a%y pb wbSteyer Valentino
lad a very small and unimportant part.
one OF those ntrocious bits that he used
10 play. atrociously, in his early
screen days. think 1t must really
have been his first attempt.
''The manager, or his representative,
stood in the lobby and smiled beaningly
at the patrons as they came out. doubt
less chuckling inwardly ut the thought
Of how he had put one over OH q
gullible public.
I"In order to test further the business
integrity of the house ! asked him how
old the picture was and lie said. 1T
was made about six months ago. Is
this considered legitimate business? 1t
seemed to me gross misrepresentntion
and 30 unfair, to O'Brien. to Falen-
tino and most Of nll to the patrons.
II had the same experience with the
reissue Of II Norma Talmadge picture
few months ago, which, although II
was about four years old, was not ad-
'ertised as reissue, and l thought !
was going 10 see her In one Of her re-
cent releases. Is it possible to do any.
thing about this sort Of thing, and II
No. who is the person for me to do?
Nov ! notice q theatre advertising
The Delicious Little Devil, With
Rodolph Valentino, which is a reissue
Of an old Mae Murray film. also moss
grown.
II suppose you have sent your con
gratulations to Won Stroheim on the
occasion Of the recent new arrival In
his family? You will print the baby'
picture some day, won't your Thank
you."
(Oh, by gollies! That rcminSs me!
clean forgot to send congratulations tc
dear old Eric! suppose it's too late
now, isn't it?
Print the baby's picture? certainl,
will II Eric will send me one. And, o.
course, he naturally will as soon al
they are taken. He and are such goot
friends, you know
There's only one thing to do abou
ne foisting of those old reissues on thu
public. Don't write to me; write t.
The manager and get all your friends t.
% the same thing?
Vincent Campi: don't see thai
nose two opinions Of Gloria Swanson
conflict There was time when ]
thought she did very good work. This
Particularly Something to Think
about Since then 1t has been to-
seny different Gloria Swanson that w
aave hnd-a hard, mechanical, unsyn.'
pathetic, over painted, gaudy munne'
gum whom l refuse to accept seriously
% an artist.
Pearl Whites next serial will b,
Mlled "Plunder" and will be released
some time In January. Ruth Roland II
now making another serial under tn,
!sntative title "rhe Riddle of thu
.Mhge,,' but It won't be released unit
yrIer the Pearl White story is finished
Mhch one makes better serials? Yo,
ssughtn't to ask me that. I'm so heat
ser hcels in love with Ruth and In
violently not in love with Pearl tina
'm hopelessly prejudiced.
Yes; Alice Terry wears blonde vii
her pictures. It's shame, too
She has beautiful hair--but 1t won
photograph.
MI N think Connie Talmadge. and Pear
mite would send their photograph
you inclosed twenty five cents TO
"A TimorOus Critic" writes: "Allov
%e 20 congratulate you on your scathinl
miSaietment of the public that .hocks t
Mile and ignores Lubitsch. hav'
Wsa IN Philadelphia for the last tw'
shnters and found the intelligence Of it
tre.going public 80 fur below aver
~ that l approach anything fine witt
Gtain tenseness, waiting for tn
nush IN the wrong place and shudder
az the inaneness of the not too sub
sueG comments around me.
admire Immensely your sincerit
nS good humOr to bring the public +
nner appreciation of what Is best Il
e dramatic world, but 1t has appar
~y became an example of DeCasseres
ement In the last number of Tn
\ AneAtre that .hrains La A commodity. 4