Photoplay Magazine, January 1921 (anuary 1921)

Title Reg. U. S Pat OB. ' / 'HIS is YOUR Department. Jump right in with your contribution. • What have you seen, in the past month, that was stupid, unlife- like, ridiculous or merely incongruous? Do not generalize; confine your remarks to specific instances of absurdities in pictures you have seen. Your observation will be listed among the indictments of carelessness on the part of the actor, author or director. Pearl's Patent Healer AS Nan in "The White Moll" Pearl White, in order to ward off suspicion of the blood spots on the floor, has rare presence of mind to cut her hand on a broken 'lamp chimney. In a few minutes, when she becomes the "White Moll" again, the wound is entirely healed, and she even allows the "Adventurer" to squeeze her hand! Marion Shallenberger, Johnstown, Pa. A Confident Calf IN "When Arizona Won," with Shorty Hamilton, there is a scene in which a calf is to be branded. The cowpuncher removes the iron from the fire and applies it with all his might, yet no smoke arises and the calf refuses to struggle. They must have tipped him off that the iron wasn't hot. R. N. L., Nampa, Idaho. Oh—That Often Happens KEITH, in "For the Soul of Rafael," Clara Kimball Young's picture, approaches the Indian camp and a few seconds later we see him lying on the ground with an arrow in his right side. Later, when he is convalescing, we see him with his right arm in a sling. How come? D. L. M., New York City. Frenzied Finance IN "Jiggs and the Social Lion," a "Bringing Up Father" comedy, Johnny Ray as Jiggs has just been robbed of all his money, but he pays the circus man five dollars for the loan of a lion for an hour. Edward E., Toledo, Ohio. The Marvelous Mr. Mix TOM Mix, as the United States • Marshal in "The Terror," bravely and gallantly loads many boxes of gold ore in a truck and starts for the city. On the way he encounters a band of highwaymen. Resorting to recklessness Tom drives the car into the most impossible places, over huge boulders, down steep grades and precipices, and one is not at all surprised when he sees Tom speeding up the street of the city with an ab : solutely empty truck—it was impossible to take the drive pictured without losing everything. The surprise comes when he appears in front of the office, the front end of the truck only being visible, and calmly announces. "Here is your gold," and becomes a hero for his accomplishment! Walter Kelley. Fredonia, Kansas. 78 A Pupil of Houdini IN "The Hope," Morton Dudley, while trying to get the truth from the Major in regard to his daughter, locks' his office door and puts the key in his pocket. After the Major tells his side of the story, Dudley picks up the telephone to call his clerk in from the outer office. The clerk opens the door of Dudley's office without any trouble at all! Pauline Kaplan, Bronx, New York. Another Hat Mystery HAROLD LLOYD, in "Get Out and Get Under," places a perfectly new straw hat upon the running-board of his car (popular make) and a little later, majestically steps on it, crushing the crown completely. In the next scene, behold the straw hat, reposing serenely upon the seat beside Harold, once more a perfectly new hat. J. C. Keesberrv, Philadelphia, Pa. Fifteen Noticed This EVERY ex-soldier will see the mistake made in Hart's picture, "The Cradle of Courage." Bill rushes from the troop ship to his home, with kit, helmet, and gun. Now a soldier is never demobilized with a government gun in his possession. Troops are first sent to demobilization camps and disarmed before being allowed to go through the streets or to their destina- tions. T. M.. New York. Hot Stuff Wallace Reid. in "What's Your Hurry," gets out of his racing car, after driv- ing something like one hundred miles in a race, and leans against the exhaust pipe. The exhaust pipe is sure to be extremely warm after such a drive, yet ^Vally doesn t seem to notice it. It's Being Done ONE of the poor children in "Shore Acres" had on a thick woolen dress, but the stock- ings she wore were the thinnest silk. Edythe, Decatur, 111. Matrimonial Miracles IN Norma Tal- 1 madge's picture, "Yes or No?" she is seen riding up to her house in a limousine with Derrick. Her husband goes to the window and looks down in time to see her get out of the car. But the window is seen to be of stained glass. J. E. Horan, Dalton, Ga. Sealed Hearts and Sprained Ankles I KNOW "Sealed Hearts" is an old picture, but I want to register this kick anyway. Eugene O'Brien and the young wife are playing tennis when she falls and sprains her ankle, seemingly the right. When carried in by her husband, she shows him the left and he administers the right treatment to the wrong member. L. V., Peoria, Illinois.