Motion Picture Magazine (Feb-Jul 1925)

Cheers and Hisses (Continued from page 82) The Mysterious Pola J\JS uch as I admire Pola Negri, I hardly *■ believe I understand her. She has been so totally different in each of her pictures, and seems to have so many moods that it does not seem possible to understand her. Unlike many of our screen actresses, who apparently have a little bag of tricks which they use on every occasion, until we know just exactly what they will do next, Pola Negri is always delightfully different. But I doubt if she really understands herself. She lives her roles, rather than merely acting them, which, according to my observation, is unusual. She might elope with a hermit, and spend a little while diving for pearls, as you suggest, provided she wanted to, and if she decided to do this, what others might think would not stop her. I love her for this very attitude. It's different. How I would envy the hermit, in case she did decide in his favor. There wouldn't be a dull moment in his life from that time on. I cant imagine her being cruel. I think she would be kind. I dont believe she would be petty. I believe the slightly arrogant attitude she adopted on first coming to America was caused by an extreme sensitiveness on her part, and the jealousy with which she was greeted in Hollywood was not calculated to help her any. M. J. K., Seattle, Wash. I Pity the Poor Producer have been a reader of your magazine since it was put on the market, and even in those early days people were trying to tell "what is wrong with the movies." The motion picture is in the unfortunate position of the youngster who outgrows his clothes every few months. But why try to cramp the youngster? Why not touch up his tailors a little? What with faultfinding, censorship, condemnation, abject flattery, wild enthusiasm and bitter criticism, it is a wonder producers and directors do not throw up their hands and quit. Probab y they would if they were sure they would get out from under in time to escape the recoil. Mrs. Pansy E. Black, San Antonio, Texas. Write 'em Right I have held my temper on a certain subject for a long, long time — ever since I began going to the movies, to be frank — but I cant hold it in any longer. I've simply got to wail it out to someone and I've picked out you. Why, oh, why cant people really write on the screen as they're supposed to? How many times have we witnessed a young man take up his pencil or jen and draw lines on a sheet of paper just as fast as he could draw them (and you notice it never takes him more than a fraction of a minute). Then the letter is shown on the screen and, like as not, it's a great long affair. Do the actors really think they can get away with that, or dont they think the public is important enough to matter? The careful and well-formed writing that they usually show on the screen takes time to make. 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