Motion Picture Classic (Jan-Aug 1919)

This department is for information of general interest only. Those who desire answers by mail, or a list of the film manufacturers, with addresses, must enclose a stamped, addressed envelope. Address all inquiries to The Answer Man, using 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. Those desiring immediate replies or information requiring research, should enclose additional stamp or other small fee; otherwise all inquiries must await their turn. Owen Moore Fan. — Greetings to you this fine spring day. Yes, summer will soon be among us, and let her come, say I. Sure I wear B. V. D’s. Owen Moore is with Goldwyn. Thank you. Gosh Darned Latin. — You want to know who would be victorious in a wrestling match between Bill Russell and Warren Kerrigan. Well, I’ve shaken the hand of both, and I kinder think Big Bill has the stronger grip, altho Warren is no child. Seena Owen is Tom Moore’s leading woman in Basil King’s “The City of Comrades.” Owen, Tom and Matt Moore are brothers. N. J. — If a man is satisfied that he is doing well enough, he will never do any better. Wake up and then brace up, so you will cheer up. So you dont care for the Houdini serial. I think most of the players will send their pictures to their admirers. All you have to do is to admire and tell them so. Marcia P. — Enjoyed your letter very much. Join one of the correspondence clubs. Thomas Santschi is to play in Anita Stewart’s company. A few years ago he was known as one of the greatest of our stars. To be progressive, my dear, never recall incidents in your past life unless they are pleasant. Ernest Truex and Louise Huff in “Oh, You Women.” And may God bless them. Olga 17.— Howdy! And now you like Charlie Clary. O fickle one ! You may not be vain but you are a weather vane. Glad you are happy. Happiness is the shadow of contentment and rests or moves forever with its original. Suppose you will be glad to know that Charles Murray has signed a new contract with Mack Sennett Company. He’s really funny, isn’t he? And a poet, too. R. M. C., Canada. — There’s always a first time for everything. Welcome to this department. Vivian Martin is not married, but Kitty Gordon was. My dear, dont ask me the cause of their divorce ; it’s on record, but not on mine. Irene Castle in “The Firing Line,” taken in Miami. Red. — What you say reminds me of the fellow who had no sense in his head, no cents in his pocket, and a powerful scent in his breath ; he was, of course, sent to the watchhouse. You say my face is very red. Once in a while, but not often. Of course I know there is no one like me. Nature never duplicates. You say as a boss I must be horrid. Not at all — altho I’ve never tried being one, except over my cat, my dog and the office boy. Norma Talmadge is not Jewish. Iminlove Withyou. — After reading Red’s letter yours was a dream. So it’s Wanda Hawley you love. School days will soon be over, but remember education is to the mind what cleanliness is to the body; the beauties of the one, as well as the other, are blemished if not totally lost by neglect; so you must not cease educating yourself just because there’s no school. There is much to learn every day without books. Mary W. — You neglected to enclose a stamped addressed envelope for the list of manufacturers. (Eighty-three) Little Page. — Crane Wilbur in “Devil M’Care,” with Juanita Hansen opposite him. Harry Northrop, he of the expressive eyebrows, will play opposite Pauline Frederick in “The Fear Woman.” You flatter me. Little Page. I don’t think Florence Nash ever played in pictures. Wasn’t she great in “Remnant”? Vivian Rich was with Universal last. Fuzzy Wuzzy. — Why, memoirs are a species of historical writing, tho not strictly constituting history. President Wilson’s ancestors on both sides were Scotch-Irish. Oh my word! William Hart is not married. You want more interviews with Fritzi Remont as the interviewer. Editor, please page Fritzi for more copy. Anabelle. — Watch your step, because the error of an hour may become the sorrow of a whole life. Mary Miles Minter in “The Intrusion of Isabel.” Dustin Farnum in “A Man in the Open” and Kitty Gordon in “Playthings of Passion,” (United). Kathleen Clifford was born Feb. 16th, 1894. Yes, she is very artistic. Nazimova, the Sublime. — Enjoyed your literature. Read enough but not too much, because no book will ever bring you the waters of that secret fountain within yourself. See July 1918 Magazine. No to the Elliott Dexter question. Arthur Ashley is back with World in “The Social Pirate.” Jack Barrymore in “The Test of Honor.” Allenby. — Why, the scenery used for setting the picture stage differs from the scenery of the dramatic stage by the absence of color. They can never be quite sure how colors are going to photograph. Peggy Hyland, English ; Herbert Rawlinson, English; Mary Pickford, Canadian; Olga Petrova, Russian; Sessue Hayakawa, Japanese; and Alla Nazimova is Russian. . Billie Burke has re-signed with Famous Players. Rosalee M. — Permettez moi to say that if you saved thirty cents every day, in fifty years you would have saved $28,512. Try it and see if I’m not right. Carlyle Blackwell, World Film Co., New York City. You ask, “Is it so that Theda Bara is a devil” ? Lordy ! Lordy ! Helen M. — ^Constance Talmadge is taller than Dorothy Gish. Keep him. Not every young wife can be her husband’s first love, but she can be his last — if he dies soon enough. Pardon me, until I answer the phone. . . Well, I’m back. Earle Williams is married and very happy. Alys L. G. — No Indeed, our Celluloid Critic never suffers from indigestion and is always in the pink of condition. The girls here call him “Freddy” and he’s really as good looking as I am — and that’s going some swift. You speak highly of Conrad Nagel’s playing in “The Lion and the Mouse.” You say the man who has taken one wife deserves a crown of patience, and the man who has taken two deserves two crowns of folly. Quite right if he takes them all at once. Antonio Moreno Admirer. — Write Tony at Los Angeles, Cal. Why, Galli-Curci was filmed by Universal. Ruth Roland’s serial “The Tiger’s Trail.” So acute is the demand for new photoplay plots that the leading producers are only too glad to recognize good, original “movie” IDEAS — no matter where they come from! Never before were such big rewards held out to new writers with new ideas and a knowledge of photoplay construction. Literary talent or genius is not essential. 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