Motion Picture Magazine (Feb-Jul 1920)

TA.& %■ 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. Read all answers and file them — this is the only movie encyclopaedia in existence. If the answer is to appear in the CLASSIC, write "Classic" at top of letter. EAR ye all! Here we are once more with April showers and May flowers. Well, after this issue, dear readers, we are going to come out on time, and I want you all to write me as regularly as ever, and if you've never written before, itfs high time you began. We're off! O. U. Forkris.— You say, "This is my first attempt at correspondence with so dignified a person as yourself." Pray, what gave vou the impression that I was dignified? Far be it from me. May God forbid! So you admire the Mack Sennett Bathing Girls. Well who doesn't ? But you particularly like Phyllis Haver. And you went to school with Richard Barthelmess. He is up at New Rochelle, Griffith's studio, now. Little Daddy.— Niles Welch and Marguerite Clark have played together. That's a good line, but 'tis better to regret than to remember with regret. Mae Murray and David Powell in "On With the Dance." Helen B— Thanks for sending the picture. Joella. — That was a high compliment you paid me. I would much rather be exalted in my humility than be ^brought low by my exaltation. Marion Leonard isn't playing just now. Alfred. — Thank you. Hura Maid.— I quite agree with you that we should all improve ourselves. Every one who does not grow better, as he grows older, is bound to grow worse, and is a spendthrift of that time which is more precious than gold. You say you like the girls with the swanlike necks. What kind of necks are they? Perhaps you mean goose necks. You certainly have an eye for beauty, -in any form. Rose E. B. — Never too old to learn. Send it along. Rhea Mitchell was the wife in "The Blindness of Divorce." You want an interview with Bertha Mann. Yes. Dorothy Green is with World. So you didn't care for "Little Women" at all. Earle King, 19. — Dorothy Dalton is playing in "Half an Hour" in the daytime and "Aphrodite" at night. You're all wrong; she wears no nightie in "Aphrodite." Dont know how you can meet Olga 17, unless she permits me to send you her address. June Bug. — Fronti nulla fides means there is no trusting to appearances. Elliott Dexter was born in Houston, Texas, and Irene Castle is at Fort Lee with Famous Players. Heseltine. — Better send for a list of manufacturers. You predict that your boy has a brilliant future and that his eyes will get so weak from anticipating it that he will not be able to see his way to it. In which case it is proven that love has a blind brother — ambition. Omaha Tarie. — Dont talk too much of that good cooking on the Omaha prairies or I might surprise you some day. You know I enjoy home cooking. I never refuse an invitation out to dinner, even if it is out West. Arline Pretty and Henry G. Sell in Woman in Grey," one of Williamson's serials. Marcia. — You mean Natalie Talmadge. Walter C. — Well, I cant say I have taken the serum of youth, but I admit that I am younger than most men one-half my age. Ye gods! You ask what female star has been kist the most. I wonder if girls do count the number of kisses they get? I keep a record in my diary of all I get, but I doubt if the players do. You mean Betty Compson, not Compton. Fenine Dago. — Thanks for the pressed daisy. Send your picture direct to the Fame and Fortune Contest. Better think it over. Pride goes before and shame follows after. Dustin Farnum is playing in "The Corsican Brothers" for United Pictures. M. P. Reader. — You hope they raise my wages bevore I quit. I'll give you plenty of notice when I leave. If the price of eggs and breakfast foods go up much more, I'll eat straw and milk for breakfast. Ethel Barrymore is Mrs. R. E. Colt, born 1879. John Barrymore was born in 1882, Belasco in 1862 and George Beban in 1873. Come in again some time. Jimmie.— Viola Dana, Metro Co., Los Angeles, Cal. _ Mrs. M. — You ask what the weight of an American silver dollar is worth in dollar bills. I never had so much money at one time, but I believe the answer is $20. Mae Murray is playing on the stage. I am not sure that her name was Frances Lydson. Coffee. — I prefer mine black, thanks ! So you attended a spiritualist meeting and asked a spirit how he felt, and he replied, "Medium, thank you." Gadzooks ! That must have been the spirit of Bill Nye. Milton Sills is playing opposite Viola Dana in "Eliza Comes to Stay." Bonnie Jean. — Thank you for your card all the way from Australia. M. J. H. — Your letter was a jewel; 14-karat trimmings, too. He who wants content cannot find it in an easy-chair, can he? Louise Fazenda in "The Star Boarder." Oh, I dont think there is as much of it going on as you think. Some women are so extravagant that they make it practically impossible to lead double lives. Owen, Tom and Matt. Alice M. T. — Of course, there is more candy being made than ever. In 1850 America produced no more than 500,000 pounds of candy, as against a present production estimated from 15,000,000 to 20,000,000 pounds per year. Yes, Chic Sale, the vaudeville comedian, is playing in "A Smart Aleck," released thru Robertson-Cole. Why, Percy Marmont is about 50000 years old. Silver Spurs. — Of course, I missed you, naughty girl ! Glad to hear you are back to school. So you think Forrest Stanley has aged. Haven't noticed it. He looked good to me in "Other Men's Wives. " You want an interview with Lew Cody. Stick to it, for knowledge is treasure, and memory is the treasury. Miss Useless. — The companies dont want regular scenarios — just a detailed synopsis, as most of them have their own continuity department. Send for a list of manufacturers. The trouble with you as_ a photoplay writer is that you seem to have tragedy in your head and comedy in your heart. Desiree. — Yes, for 25c.