Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-16
lChe Daily Movie Magazine

greatly cared for his pictures ut any
time, but l could still view his produc
tions with no repugnance or pre- eiudice.
However, Mr.. Neely, please curtail
those contributions that deal with the
matrimonial ventures Of Mr.. Valentino
or anything else not concerned at all
with the moving pictures
CT didn't know I'd ever given much
space to Valentines matrimonial ven
lures. Certainly | didn't want TO. AS
to your remarks on the Judging Of
| players. | say heartily. "Amcn.' but
now are YOU going to convince the fans
Of thatD
Dunbell writes-"Just as every au-
| thor that ever wrote q book or story
makes Il few references to his gentle
! reader every movie fan Incorporates in
his letter to you his list Of fnvorite
stars. AS If you give darn who
| Lulu, the Stenog. likes and why. Or
! if you do. you always politely leave
Oft any reference to them.
"While very few people agree on
whom they like best. don't you think
| the average taste is toward the frivo-
louS and entertaining rather than to-
ward the true to life? Even though
1t is your business to admire the dra =
matte and to try TO educate us up to
, II. do YOU think that you lay enough
stress on the good that comedy does
After you had been hustling all day
trying to please tempernmcntal women,
which would give you more relaxation.
picture of the Constance Talmadgc
type or DR.. Caligari's Cabinet? Did
YOU really enjoy seeing Richard Bar
thelmess get half killed apparently by
three big hrutcs twice his size in 'Tol =
able David? There are enough tears in
III" world without rrproduCing them on
the screen. Tho world wants to for
get. and laughter is the best SCdative.
LET mo defend myself. I don t
! mean that ] would like to see all pic
lures comedies. For there are some
people who have never learned the art
Of knowing why. when and how to
laugh. What would the millions OF
dissatisf1ed housewives ever do without
their daily matinee full Of tears? And
Lillian Gish would never see the shores
Of Europe again IL We all turned and
sn!Ckered when she just can't keep them
back any longer. Tragedy has its place
in the world Every one likes to feel
that he is not the only one who has
had tough luck, When It turns one to
self pity it is dangerous. 1t is COM
mcndable when it serves as an inspira-
tion. But it seems to me that you
critics over estimate its value. please
don't get sore. want to ask some
questions trst)
How do green gray eyes photograph
mot mine, and about how many years
has Mary Pjckford been IN the movies
and how on earth did YOU ever miss
the startling resemblance between priS-
ella Dean and Joseph Srhi-lcan't go
any further and it isn't in the diCtiOn-
aryD? They have the same high and
mighty profIes. but in full-facc view:
| think they differ in the expression of
the mouth. Miss Deans seems to in
dictate proud nature, while .Ioseph's
has weak and hungry look. Perhaps
that was due TO the picture.
Il won't take You too seriously
II YOU don't want me to do SO. but |
certainly liked your letter. And. of
course. some Of the things you say
cannot be dpnied-or-to put 1t more
accurately-there Is lot of truth IN
your opinion OF comedy's worth. hon.