Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-03
THE MOVIE FANS LETTER.BOX
JULIA faye
By HENRY NJ. NEELY

1t Is unfair TO the public, as we'll as
to Valentino. Don't you agree with
me?
would you give me a complete de-
scription of Robert Ellis and Cullen |
Lands? Also what part did Valentino |
play in Eyes of Youth'?"
II agree with you most thoroughly |
about this digging up of old stuff the
minute some player achieves nm un-
usual popularity, or the releasing OF
some old picture with title the same
as some great modern production. I've
expressed myself to this effect several
times. In the case of Frivolous
Wives,' however, don't think that
We should take quite this viewpoint.
Even If it is not Valentino at his best.
It shows him at IN important stage
deliberately deceived into thinking it
is his latest, l think it has a very great
value to all admirers of the star. I'm
ashamed to say that I haven't descrip.
tions of either Cullen Lands or Rob
ert Ellis. I've got their biographies,
but nothing about their height, weight.
etc. 1t isn't often that I'm caught that
way, but you've hit ne twice in the
same spot. I've written for the dope
Ihu VIZ ~ 'ius ~ US sOou US IL comes.
In Eyes of Youth" Valentino played
the unnamed young man who is found
in the room in the road house with
Gina.)
Lorna writes: I've been watching,
| from my seat in the trolley car, the
you were planning to shut down com.
pletely and wave us a hurried good by
az you caught an carly train for New
York magazine or newspaper office, but
your answer to Interested proves I'm
all wrong.
Lets talk about The Lotus Eaters;
] don't know what you said about it in
your review, but I liked 1t so much. \
peach of story so very we'll acted.
Call 1t satire if you will, but doesn't it
bring back to us how very sa atisical are
some of the little doings in this 1922
world? Although Mr.. Barrymore almost
insists that YOU call him one sided
person. for his profile is what re-
member best, his acting was almost
perfect. but that is as always.
Don't you think you had better list
'Tol able David right away as one ul
THE best 1922 pictures! Why, oh. why.
with pictures like these two that you
can see have been thought out and
worked for intelligenty. must we sit
through such awful twaddle as "Chival-
rous Charley cheap and poorly done
meller dra MINER. with the whole cast
acting like wooden figures. excluding al.
ways George Fawcett, who seemed out
of place?
J I've tried for long time to write
you a clever letter. but it doesn't seem
10 happen. 1t was to have verse in
it that went something like this:
How far is old Tom Tower from two
columns done each day?
The Black Swan ale at Winches-
!. But you see / m in dull haze right
away and can go no further. 1t was to
, say something of Bath-the cliffs of
Cheddar-the New Forest -Carisbrooke
, Castle and on and on. You see ] can,
. do even very blank verse. so you mus,
y fill it in yourself. please.
80: can you tell me what ever be
o came Of all the film that was taken or
that trip? Was it ever released. eithel
. here or in England? I have waited 81
O long to see them. Who am ]? Well
: just girl back home
d Now listen, Lorna if you re tn,
e bird ] think you are, ] feel very mucl
= hurt that you should hide under q non
dc typewriter and that you shouldn'
stop In to see me when you came T.
u Philadelphia. I've been trying to &c
g on your track ever since those old film
y making days in England and the Isl
n of Wight, but I've been good man.
n thousand miles to the ends Of the cart
since then and mostly entirely out O
20 touch with civilization so that I've los
" touch with lots OF good friends. An
Is for that reason, too, I've never see
Is any of that film on the screen, but In
j. anxiously waiting to see what kind Q
ls scenery Tourneur puts into his "Lorn
sr Doone" after the way yon and ! combe
10 that Exmoor country They won't fin
|y Porlock and the Weir and the Thre
le Swans billiard room in Mnehead out |
ze California. will they? To say nothin
st of the "atmosphere' we found ther
ne and those wonderful games of. ahem
le poxer in that little back room in Por
ly lock. Please come out of your anOnymit
,e and tell me II I've spotted You right
s. I've already listed ''TOl'able David" q
T. among the greatest of modern film pro
q duetionsy, Bee the review we publishs