Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-11
THE MOVIE FANS LETTERBOX
By HENRY VI. NEFLY

Nell Pinkston-Time and other con-
siderations prevent me from giving you
criticism on your scenarios, and I cam
not give you information as TO what
companies to send your manuscripts TO.
Few are taking any at all, but you can
find a list Of the companies and their
addresses in any Of the fan" maga-
zines.
"Me" writes: Not having as soft
Job as some, cannot find time to
typewrite, so I must take a chance on
having this accepted. I hope this shade
of paper IS right. Until now l was
satisfied to read your comment and
that Of other people, but I must answer
the one who knocked 'Smilin'
Through l think that picture was
wonderful. Why? I'll state my rea-
sons and hope TO have a comment from
you.
THE story was convincing In this
respect. l could believe in and sympa-
thize with every mood. What l mean to
euy is that | could see every actor =
part. ] could see how Moonyeen could
be loved, and how she could care for
Carteret. and how she could prefer him
10 Jerry Wayne and how Jerry could
not give her up. / could see and feel
Moonyeen husbands anguish when
she was shot. Then, later, could see
how he hated Wayne, how the young
er Wayne could love Kathleen, how
Kathleen could love him.
a.pprbopS instead Of saving 7 COnll
see these things l should say ! felt
them, for I did. Each part was real.
Even the parting Of little Kathleen with
the two little chaps was pOignantly real
But l can understand how somebody
would dislike the spirit part, though to
me it was real, as I'm firm believer
IN after life.
"Never in any picture have ] been
impressed with a wonderful peace Of
mind after seeing the picture, and I've
seen them all-nearly.
Have you felt like did in regard to
the picture
TO n persons feelings what that picture
does, why, that point about Moonyeen =
dying and not being attended should
be forgiven and not be held against IT,.
Let me state that the person who
wrote that letter could not have felt like
] did nor hardly interested to notice
thing like that. About Harrison Ford
not wanting TO marry Kathleen since
he was crippled, then changing his mind
with no apparent reason, am | not
right IN saying that his acting was
perfectly logical, since he said he ddn {
want Kathleen to marry him out of pity
when she saw him lame, as he thought
she would cease to care, but not have
VhA haQ 1T Ia tnl I'M, hut tln,
reason. So when he, discovered she
loved him anyway, why he capitulated.
Briefly, my opinion of Valentino.
He can act, but he can only portray
certain characters, as his face is ex-
pressiOnless. To get my meaning,
imagine him as Peter Ibbettson.' I'm.
possible! Right here those who com
pare him to Mr.. Reid should see the
difference.
IF somebody else describes my mean
ing in regard TO 'Smilin' Through,
please publish it If not, ! think it only
fair to defend that picture, since You lei
some one knock it. And l was sur.
prised how undecided you felt about it -
("Smilin' Through" as / thought
said before, goes on my list of the fiv,
best pictures of 1929 to date. / admi
being unduly impressed by it, and
didn't know had been undecided in it
praise. l. do think, though, that it wal
the acting, not the story, which mad,
everything seem so real to you.)
III. T. B.--Well, what If Norma die
90 TO the station without hat an,
return with one; Mebbe she bought i
In town. Anyway, what does it prof
fam? You flaw seekers make m
laugh. Oh, well. You will find til,
date and theatre Of Blood and Sand
in the moviegram column Saturday, Au
gust 5. That school you mention is {
scenario writing school, and not dra
matte one, as far a. know. It's good
- Tar A. know, bat ] make it a poin