Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-20
Gle Daily Movie Magazine

takes the petition from her. Julian
Eltinsc when he registers a X. q. to
the Villain in The Widows Might.
Conrad Nagel fighting his thirst for
drink in The Fighting Chance. Betty
Blythe as the Queen of Shcba. Every
scrap of Sentimental Tommy. Any
thing Pauline Frederick ever did. Marie
Agnes Ayres in her q. Henry days.
Gloria Swanson in riding habit. po!a
Ncgri's smile. Milton Sills in soft
shirt. Vivian Martin and Tom For
man. Cleo Ridelcy and Wallace Reid.
CARLYLE Blackwell. Ina Claire. Sidney
Drew. The old Mae Murray. Fanny
Ward AMI Jack Dean. Three Live
Ghosts One Glorious Day
May make comment on Blood
and Sand: To mo Rodolph gave
very fine and interesting portrayal. as
Ruddy's dancing has lost none Of IT'S
fire. How short they make the inter.
eeting scenes and how many pictures ~
the crowds they show. The crowds
looked like n bunch Of baseball fans
"Wonirr what the comments on
Gloria Doolittle's next movie will be"
Crhat's n fine list Of pleasant mem.
cries, and I'll agree with all of them
habit. Is h"r other habits I object
to-
:. {. r. writes: You arc the first
person who has voiced my own feeling
about Marshall Neian. Don't you
think. in the last analysis. the lack is in
tho matter Of general education? After
all. broad knowledge of literature and
the fine arts Is apt to add inspirations
and go far toward lifting n picture out
Of the rut Of mediocrity.
And ! think you will find the an
swor 20 your wonder what is the matter
nowadays with Thomas Melghan in
just one thing uninspircd direction
Another director with an cnthus-
aetic press agent is Alfred Green. and
10 my mind he consistently muffs his
opportunities and fails to make the
most of tho materials given him. 'Littl"
Lord Fnuntlcroy' was surely not con Z.
sJicuou>Iy artistic: Our Leading Citi .
zen was good, but did you think j.
measured up to what the combination ot
N"ighan and AIDE should have made IT.
And now The Ghost Breaker,
which should bo n lustl!ng melodra :
-na;!c comedy. is neither exciting nor
funnv-taNs fat at every would be
thrill and fails 10 bring out the best
work "f single member of tho r~st.
though Reid IS looking better than
for some time and Lila Lee perfect y
/ lovely. The photographer was not given
screen credit. though he deserved il.
Green's liUi'a'ioEs arc less evident II
u'i". rQ,r- 0f nlalH ceoplc than IN any
-h,rC rrGUir.ng flights Of Imagination
But I am distressed over Wallace
Reid. His nurtrayals used 70 be goa.
r.in" and vital. Even If YOU said, 'OL,
is just WaNy Reid each one was
G,iTn AND s!nrerc Now he is giving
only fairly lif".like limitations Il "
Young man doing what the director .",.s
him 20.
doN't know. I've wondered Take
"N.rc People,, There were lots Of
ria"os whore tie Old Willy would have
Popped things ~ with little flashes. But
he didn't He could If he wanted 70.
you know. 10 director would stop him.
WnIy strikes me as being man who
hns 'oSt interest in his huS!n"-s. ! GO
're impression that he always wants &c
e. fishing h" IS under 4 cOntr"c'
rha' b" can't break. but he's sick and
t."cd of i. And II ne really COOS fee!
tia: way, tho k!ndcgt thing - do j. -
present hi7 with 4 rod and reel and n
hook ~ Hics and h"lD him carry h!a
damage 70 the station. Its trag,r to
So hi" just slump aud slump end ap-
rarently rot even struggle to keep on
his foot Nirc boy--n."c pcrsona.itv--
rCrI h-qir-nnI all going nOGar