Motion Picture Classic (1923, 1924, 1926)

^ifcnoviefoc^clopdedi _, Elsie Baby. — Great things often result from little words of encouragement. Here's my hand, shake ! Yes, Ramon Navarro. Address the players you mention at Famous Players-Lasky, 1520 Vine Street, Los Angeles, Cal. Vera W. — Yes, those were real tears ; tears the silent language of grief. Address Rod LaRocque at Famous Players, address above. I. C. H. Little Rock. — Thanks for all the kind things you say about this department. You say love is a bird that sings in the heart of a woman. Yes, and some men are birds too. Address Dagmar Godowsky, care of Frank Mayo, Goldwyn, Culver City, Cal. Write me again. Majorie, Cal. — Well, you cant expect perfection all the time. Yes, and there will always remain something to be said of .woman, so long as there is one on the earth. Barbara La Marr is to have the lead in "Damned." Yes, Joseph Schildkraut is to play opposite Norma Talmadge in "Dust of Desire." Edith P. — Come again Edith. Sinclaire III. — Sounds like the name of a boat or something. I love these letters starting in "Several years ago I saw" and then to go on describing the picture. I'm sorry, my cljild, but ' I cannot tell you the name of the picture you describe. I'm more sorry than you are. Mrs. Wallace Reid is twenty-eight. Better luck next time. Brown Eyes. — You cant quarrel with me, my lady, it takes two indiscreet individuals to make a quarrel and I shall not be one of them. Yes, Malcolm McGregor is married, and his last picture was "The Social Code" with Viola Dana. Rodolph Valentino expects to play in Ritz-Carlton Pictures, which he will start when his contract ends with Famous Players. No I dont mind answering questions. I wouldn't be able to draw my salary if I didn't answer questions. Box 2576. — You neglected your John Hancock. I should say Dorothy Dalton is still living, but not married. Playing in "Leah Kreschna." Well, if you have a good library in your town you have a university. Why Edith Roberts and Taylor Holmes will play with George Arliss in "The Adopted Father." Marie S. — No your letter didn't give me a headache, thanks for the aspirin, however. That's what I call foresight. Thanks for your generosity, but I would rather you wouldn't send the cow. It would be a bit inconvenient in my hallroom. I'm quite able to get buttermilk at the dairy. I dont think Valentino has a brother, and I dont see how I can help you get into pictures. Come in again some time. Tex. — Dont forget that it is awfully easy to be critical, but awfully hard to be correct. Madge Bellamy was born in Waco, Texas. Katherine MacDonald is twenty-eight and Madge Evans sixteen. Carol F. Detroit. — There are very few successful gamblers in the world ; and they are failures in everything else. Most companies are buying stage plays for motion-picture production. I wouldn't know who to tell you to write to. If other's purses be more fat, why should we groan and grieve at that. I'm happy with my $10.50 per. Miss Proxide. — You cannot expect everlasting happiness in this world. Happiness, like the blue of the sky, cannot always last, for as the earth needs rain, to yield its fruits, so man needs tears to estimate life at its true value. William Farnum is married to Oliva White. So you would like to meet Richard Dix. Address Gloria Swanson at Famous Players. Marguerite Courtot is in New York. Her last picture was "The Steadfast Heart." Well, she has recently married Raymond McKee. Ruthie. — Of course I sleep on This department is for information of general interest only. Those who desire answers by mail, or a list of film manufacturers, with addresses, must enclose a stamped, self-addressed envelope. Address all inquiries: The Answer Man, Classic, Brewster Buildings, Brooklyn, N. Y. Use separate sheets for matters intended for other departments of this magazine. Each inquiry must contain the correct name and address of the inquirer at the end of the letter, which will not be printed. At the top of the letter write the name you wish to appear, also the name of the magazine you wish your inquiry to appear in. Those desiring immediate replies or information requiring research, should enclose additional stamp or other small fee; otherwise all inquiries must wait their turn. Let us hear from you. a bed, did you think I slept on the piano? The Ancients slept on skins. Beds were afterwards of loose rushes, heather or straw. The Romans are said to have been the first to use feathers. An air cushion is said to have been used by Heliogabalus, 218-222 A. D., and air beds were used in the sixteenth century. Feather beds were used in England in the reign of Henry VIII. The bedsteads of the Egyptians and later Greeks, like modern couches, became common among the Roman upper classes. Enough of that. No, Richard Dix is not married. Tom Mix is married to Victoria Forde. Yes, she used to play in Western pictures years ago. Thanks for your good wishes. Martin. — It is like playing ping-pong with a medicine-ball to answer questions like yours in this department. This is no place for essays. To answer your questions the way I want to, would take two or three pages. Yes, Glora Swanson is playing in "Zaza" and you can reach her at Famous Players. Antonio Moreno has played in "My American Wife." "The Exciters" and next in "The Spanish Dancer." Box 2576. — What again ? I'm afraid you will ■ have to try that job yourself. Madge Kennedy has started her second picture, "Beyond the Salt Frontier" for Kenma. Neysa McMein wrote the story, and Anita Loos and John Emerson put it in scenario form. That's it, courage counts. Miss Dorothy. — Well, if you love life, dont squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of. Ivor Novello is twentyfour ; Kenneth Harlan twenty-eight and Conrad Nagel twentyseven. Vivian Martin is on the stage and Justine Johnson is in Europe. Constance Binney has just signed a contract with C. C. Burr and she will play in "Clipped Wings." Katherine MacDonald's last was "The Scarlet Lily." A Navarro Fan. — I wish I could help you, but the greatest pleasure of life is love. You will have to take your own choice, the question was — which is the better at kissing, Rodolph Valentino or Ramon Navarro. Your drawing was good, but it bears not the slightest resemblance. Wanda R. — No, I dont care whether you write on your mother's paper or not. Norma Talmadge's "Ashes of Vengeance" is to be shown at the Carnavolet Museum in the Paris, as well as at the Apollo Theater in New York, for an indefinite run. Yes, Mary Pickford's last is "Rosita." Leona W. — Insurance is an effort to discount death and destiny. Build up your own insurance surplus by right living, simple eating and plenty of sleep and exercise. You'll find too, that your enjoyment of things takes less force with good health and spirits back of you. May Murray has blue eyes, and blonde hair. Yes, she used to dance in New York. Yes, Alice Terry wears a blonde wig in pictures. Betty C. Swampscott. — No, I have no record of the present whereabouts of Betty Carpenter. William Collier, Jr. was the hero in "Cardigan." Aleen. — Well if you fight, fight for honor, glory or money, whichever you are most in need of. May Murray is married to Robert Leonard, her director. No, Eugene O'Brien has never been married. Lenore. — How about this for speed? You refer to Robert Frazer in your first and Eddie Burns as Buddy. Frances Ring is Mrs. Thomas Meighan. Sarie. — Yes, I believe there will always be wars. Tearing down the work of ages and building up anew cannot be accomplished without tremendous shock. Robespierre, Danton, and Marat tore down and Napoleon built up. The shock that split Europe wide open and shook (Continued on page 73) (Seventy) .