Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-04
THE MOVIE FANS LETTERBOX
By HENRY Nf. NEELY

Marie s. Oal.dene: You must have
missed the nice things that have been
said here about Harrison Ford lately.
He's somewhere in his twenties Il.
: don't know exactly but he's not mar
ried. He is five feet ten inches tall.
Constant Reader: That was a
mean trick-writing to Cynthia, and
asking for n description of me. Sound
ed as though you didn't believe the
very full and complete descriptions that
bnye been printed here. Certainly my
hair curls; fact. all eight of 'em do.
.IJnsune Critic" writes--'The last
time wrote you. you were kind enough
To say that we disagreed delightfully."-
whatever that mears). so here/l am
again.
This time am IN an inquisitive
vein as the result of dropping into our
nearest picture theatre and seeing q
very old Madge Kennedy film called To
the Highest Bidder, which. to my
amazement, had Lionel Atwill in the
leading male role Now. ! never knew
that Mr.. Atwill had had any picture,
experience whatsoever, so this was SAD
blow to my belief in my ability TO Keep
track of such things. Please help me
out at once and let me know II he ap-
4, pearsd In any other pictures.
by the way. you and l happen to
agree on the merits of Atwills play,
The Grand Duke so you see we are
not always at odds. | was inclined TO
IKE that business at the breakfast table
better than his 'vises, however.
II appreciate the fairness of your
retort to my last cpistle. which. If you
don't remember it. took YOU to task for
including De Miles Fools Paradise
among your best twelve for 1927. l am
going tomorrow night to see that pic
lure over again and l will try. to look
MT Il through your point OF view, al.
though l don't promise anything about
liking it. Fair enough:
II note You pride yourself on your
ability to answer all sorts of lues'
tions, so do your worst on these First
why is Marion Davies? Second. Why
does C.. II. Bonte so love the Irish
Third. Why not relieve the fair film
fans who want YOUR picture with one o.
those PURLIo JEpGER sketches b!
Wyncie King? Fourth. How can a re-
yiewer who goes regularly TO the legi
be so shocked over Foolish Wives
Fifth. How many points do you hay
to strain to 80 wild over Mabel Nor
mand? Sixth. ORs Bebe Daniels
Seven. And how miichswould you giy
to have the present writer halved AM
quartered?'' - ST.
(Yuss; Atwill made that. pictur
with Madge Kcnnedy and For Sale
with Elsie Ferguson. I'll be interested
to know what your second viewing o
Fools Paradise produces. Here ar
the answers to your questions: First
Because she has rehcarsed1,7 that's dee
stuf-powerful deep; $id6n,t beliey
You'll get 1t. Second. - Don't believ
he's SO particular these days. Scotch
Irish or rye--it doesn't make much diff
ference. Third. Lines busy; pleas
csli again. Fourth. III answer
You'll tell me when the legit has show
anything SO sordidly rotten as Fools
Wives" Fifth. Three. Sixth. None
absitively none. Seventh. Oh. no-no
quartered. I'm not bloOdthirsty. Hop
the information is satisfactory q
Carol Pemberton writes: isn't
surprising how one can acquire bold
nsssf My temerity now knows n
bounds I am alliterative. You SEE
\ when discovered that it was not sue
soul shaking and terrifying thing
mail you q letter, ! again nantled my
ssif with ,couraG and confidence, an
herewtth deliver up second effort.
t.Mr. Neely, are you disappointin
m? The other night you told a fan
h nevAr can remember initials or names
that YOU had nothing TO disagree wit
her abOut. Fancy Just after she ha
y been roasting Gloria Swanson
~ don't say Miss Swanson Is a fiji
sctress. She isn't But can any OF
n Y - she Is not gorgeous. intoxicatiT