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■f ruary 16, 1924
OT)C film tribune
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The Spirit of Fair Play
jarently are meeting with the same good-will that they re accorded heretofore.
n a recent article in his "Something to Think About'' jartment Bruno Lessing, eminent Hearst feature writer, nted out that many of the accepted artists and liuses of the world's history had been addicted to bad >its of some kind. One famous poet was a drug fiend, ., etc. Physical and moral frailty in every instance s associated with mental strength. It is but indicative the freakish trend of some of Life's order of things.
Taking into consideration the number of people eniped in film labors and the relatively greater emotional sain imposed upon the players as compared with the glitude and hermit-like existence of those geniuses of 1 gone days the moral trend has been for betterment.
I In other words, it is my contention the motion picture Ipple are established on a much higher plane than some
II those great figures of music, art and literature who
have won premier positions in history and who are often pointed out by the ardent exponents of narrow-minded reform as worthy examples for the present day artists of the cinema to emulate.
It is quite possible that the kiddies of the world can still laugh at the antics of that avoirdupois actor Roscoe Arbuckle and giggle at the mimicry of Mabel Normand. It is equally possible that the young ladies of the world can still get a thrill out of the shadow stage wooing of Gaston Glass. For it is not them that they are interested in so much as the characters they portray on the screen. And maybe after all they're not so bad themselves. Maybe they're just human beings like the rest of us, just unfortunate fellow-creatures who have been victimized by intolerant bigots. One thing I'm sure of, however. If they ever make a picture about reform I'd suggest some kind of fairy tale, with Bob Shuler as the big goblin. For as a modern leading man he'd be the bunk. I'm afraid I'd fall asleep.
They are coming by the scores!
Have you sent YOUR Shuler Letter Yet?