Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-20
THE MOVIE FANS
LETTERBOX
Bv HENRY NJ. NEELY

Wonder of wonders! I'm told con-
Aacntially that another movie mdn-
aser. interested In the discussion IN TINS
column, has decided to take a chance
=" "Ioyes of Pharaoh" and IL going
~ \" hook It for a week. Can't give you
s.wss " % Or dates vet, but Just watch the
Spbotoplay Guide" on this page every
day and you'll get 1t when It comes
along G Then we'll see how many Of
,ou really meant your assertions that
you'd give anything to see it. Per-
ssnally I hope It busts the box office
record wide open. II 1t doesn't, III
com. to the conclusion that there's
nothing wrong with the movies; the
troubles all with the fans.
Honey-Marie Provost is now max.
ing picture called '"The Beautiful
and Eamned." I don't know which
4 the two parts she Is playing.
r. C. O.--Mahlon Hamilton was the
hero-if you could call him a hero--
and Russell Simpson was the BOer
husband Of Gloria Swanson in Under
The Lash" .'..
Just One writes: What's Wrong
With the Alovies?' Following the
What's Wrong?' series. would sug-
rest this rs a most insidious title for
new picture. However. as l have
been successfully exposed to the Slob-
bowda, school of auto suggestion, self.
control and tion--that won
derful new school of thought in which
you put one finger on your left eyebrow
and say while concentrating, getting
better and better every day, until OF.
morning you look In the mirror and
zee an angel. shall myself endeavor
to answer this moving question. Primo
1.-The pictures are entirely too short
70 cover the subject. Now. hear the
Classic picture corporation is going
to pro luce that famous old poem, known
to every man. woman. child and squir-
Irel In America and beloved by all who
cherish good things. that beautiful and
significant poem Jack and jill
This picture. ] understand, will be
released as 'Speshul Production In
Ionly twenty eight reels, whereas every
student Of art and the movies knows
that nothing can be done in less than
thirty.fve reels. To those who are
thoroughly acquainted. with the poem,
II is evident that the passage, Jack
ana jill went up the hill alone requires
I'VE reels at least, if the immense
eeauty of the lines of the hill Is to be
sfought out properly.
After strong series of concentra-
uons, the writer, with difficulty, finds
6mething else wrong with the movies.
ine titles OF pictures are too good; too
beautiful; too interesting. Why was
not that cycle of the days of the week
completed. Mr.. Nicely? After Friday
ana saturday night l certainly ex-
pscted sunday morning..
Some names come to my mind which
mink the moving picture people might
"; What's Wrong With the Clock?'
nls trother's Grandmother Junk
NoW these names are good. The second
ene Is actually intriguing. and the last
pne nts so many pictures that I have
~ a,e the business sense to copyright 1t.
Next We are getting too many gooa
Jmedies' This alone will destroy the
Snoie moving picture business II not
eon remedied. The lady next door but
.oIl le says Suppose the people start
laughing at the stuff Sissy de mill"
naas out, or at our friend Mary Carr
s"hg over the HILL" when they had
Ssnt 10 be cryin'?' I couldn't answer
w one SO now, to save the movies,
w. add these to your De Mile Lu.
MAKE the pictures longer.
give them plain names M .v.-x.
'say can understand.
,on no account let any humor creep
mn. N. NJ. T. writes: mo, there
sun one more person In the house
sv,nn loves Q, Pharaoh. There / vas
oN crying for JOY at the sheer owe.
v.s ' oi the thing and seeing half Of 1t
those shots where the slave IL
peading with Pharaoh and he walks
ay with his back turned and then
asmber? '~" - heF' "s'
hemember the dignity of posture
sSs. s, those plain walls and pillars3
a.aht dare discuss that picture with
~ one and when did risk one
ra'cnlar friend, she didn't like il,
~ sae thought Jannings looked like
nsd.y COOK. m not tolerant or
ShumInded n. minded or optimistic, 10 I'll stop
~ now or III burst
n,rs nuisance that ! found you
e.na'' ! have always read another
pTt out now | must nave NV
sy~' Just to see what you hsv. to to
.pont blame me. I Just hays q
er way Of making you think I'm the
whose stuff you want to read. but
Sasnt to be ashamed for the wsy
~ ". It's really the fans letters
7 make this column Interesting
get the credit
.1rioss--Yes; Constance Talmadse
~soe East 10 West" It will be
mere, but no definite date has
" tor It. The Sossip Of vine
y that the distributors are de-.
sins 2 ridieulously hish price for
ss'Sss and ! hope that tho local
managers continue 20 refuse TO
~ Almost every rsisasins agency
V'sed prices ON pictures thiS yesr
we about time somsbody toct
\. ainst II. Prsdustisn essee an
e'Ih g they have beeu q "a
~ the hEufss dsmandsd 1cr ssns