Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-23
THE MOVIE FANS LETTERBOX
By HENRY NJ. NEELY

McC. writes: "oT begin the discus
sion--why was the full column allowed
10 be taken up the other night by n
Catty Glover? Most. If not all. Of her
arguments on Won Stroheim and Fool.
ish Wives were entirely illogical. 7
ask you. Mr.. Nicely, wcrc not your re-
marks on Won Stroheim and his movie
sufficient for any person without al
ditional explanation of the junk in
II by &. G.?
"Iou wrote that this picture aimed
at more than mere plot and that, II
81 did not, the story might teach
something useful to humanity. This
Is no discourse on sex and woman :
rights, but / would like to be Informed
by any ono lof intelligence that men
are inefficient at running country
and If one hundred per cent improve
ment has been noticed since women won
their rights. There.
"Another discussion If | rcmem-
Der correctly. you made II favorable
remark on 'rcyoud the Rocks How
over. fail to soc a good plot in the
way the hero IValentinoI was being
constantly checked up on every move
of the heroine Ni1orial. Just four
times. It was. and there were two
rescueS thrown in. The back drop of
Versailles and the artificial garden
with Valentino, trying to act. were
also poor. come from Missouri Tor
]reland| and was shown no good
acting by Valentino. Didn't you think
Gloria Swanson was good in it. though
] thought she was much better than
Rodoph and. oh, how can they COM
pare Rodolph with Wallace Reid:
''To express my opinion on one other
subject. | should like to say that such
ridiculous questions ms what is the
color of so-and- SOS hair. eyes. finger
nails and Whether she is English or
Dmtch:' should be omitted IN your
column. but any questions of general
interest should improve it.
II will follow this by list of my
own questions. Is The Prisoner Of
\Xenda' in the movies. the story of
hoth Hope books. 'Icnha' and Rupert
of Hontzau" Who plays the part
cfRupert: Who plays Black Michael:
Have you seen this production Yet and
Z Is Alice Terry good? ! have never seen
her. but ! imagine ! shall like her rs
princess Flavia. When will Scots
!vanhoe' be released and who plays
the part of Ivanhoe: Didn't YOU enjoy
those two books very much? DO you
think al of the following who are
my favorites arc very good ?-Walac,
Musketeers' Milton SiIls. especially in
The Great Moment Richard Barth =
c'mess in Way Down East and 'Tol-
able David: Theodore Robert$ and
Gare:h Hughes in Sentimental Tom.
my: actresses. Norma and Constance
Talmadge. Gloria Swanson. in 'Th,
Great Moment. and Beyond tn,
Rocks: Jean Paige in Black Beauty
NAV McAvoy.- Dorothy Dalton. Mar
joric Daw. Mae Murray. Marguerite
Clark and Pauline Frederick.
"Now if you've struggled through al
this scribble. you are certainly in 70,
first venture TO your column. =. :
Forgot TO put Jackie Coogan. Harold
lloyd and Charlie Chaplin among m!
favorites.
(No. "rhc Prisoner of Xcnda" film
follows only Anthony Hopes novel q
that name. Rupert of Hentzau' is t.
I've screened by an entirely difer"n
company later. 4 newcomer, said to b,
,nelling is different in every mention q
the gentleman plays Rupert. an,
Stuart Holmes plays Black Michael
'Ivanhoc' has not yet been started
md no announcement has been mad
ms to the star. Yes, those are favor
! es of mine. I'm sorry you didn
like the space given to kitty Glover.
but I thought it was interesting-pvc
though she gave me Il vigorous call
down. We agree pretty thoroughly o
everything except Gloria and Garet
HughesD
W. Il. T.. writes: Hector certalnl
j. stumbling in the right direction.
hut my letter was ignored-probab bl
because ! didn't guess you had blu
eyes, or say you wrote funny answers
or any of the Ike pish -posh whicl
Introduces the average fan letter.
However. ] nm depressing. -
what possible general interest is th
unframed fans comment Oh the wortl
OF cinema production: Save th'
qualification of seeing himself in prin
IL Is utte. " worthless. And the hope
less monotony of their rCactions-y'
gods In comparison even your nll"G"
nbility as commentator Is IN eX
hilaration you at least produce SOME
original and interesting thoughts re
gnrtlins the present, future and dc
iightful intinacics of the cinema world
~ have been dying 10 get your opin
ION on the adaptability of some Persian
tales read to me from the original
They ure SO striking, so different,
think them great movie fodder, bu
besitated to interrupt Lizzie Jane
or 'B. Y. " and their prototypes
from giving us such interesting intor
nation as Dot Dalton's u peach,
Rudy Is divine and so an nd nn'i
seam. Let's reform the letter box
(If all. the comments on shows am
people were of the variety you mention
In your final paragraph, ! certain.
would stick to answers, but every omc'
An l, uhilc md more and more MI IN