The New Movie Magazine (Jan-Sep 1935)

The Title Has Been Changed Misleading titles! Again I almost missed a swell picture. Gilded Lily. I supposed the "Gilded Lily" would be a languid, exotic vamp and, along with the rest of the common herd. I've been fed up with them. I was almost dragged to the theater. Shades of my ancestors! The ''Gilded Lily" turned out to be Lizzie Glutz, eating popcorn. And WHAT a Lizzie Glutz! the picture was a grand, downto-earth performance, with a homely, wiggle-his-toes, newspaper reporter as leading man. Why, the entire audience applauded when Lizzie Glutz finally came back to her 'old mug.' And. to think I almost missed it! Again I say: Misleading titles! Can't something be done about it? — Mrs. Violet Kinne, 613 13th Avenue, Rock Island, Illinois. We don't know whether anything can be done, Mrs. Kinne, but we're trying, at least. Read our story in the June issue, on just this subject. Bits New Movie has so many unique features which set it apart and above the other movie magazines that I am venturing to suggest another department. As every magazine has, in some form or other, a Hits of the Month departmen, why doesn't New Movie give us a "Best Bits of the Month" department? Scenes from current photoplays, showing the outstanding "bit" player, with his name, would give deserved recognition. My contention is this: the stars get the fat roles, the meaty lines, the best lighting AND the center of the set ! Any supporting player who makes his part noticed, does so through sheer artistry and with very little help. A department of this kind might serve to give much needed encouragement to a potential luminary in the filmament! My motto is. "less applesauce for the stars, more applause for the others!" Why not let your readers express themselves about it? — Mrs. Louise A. Baldwin, 118 West Ninth Street, Mount Vernon, Indiana. More thin any other magazine, New Movie has stood up for the minor players, Mrs. Baldwin. While we haven't space for a whole new department, here's what we're doing from now on. (We began it last month). See the page with the nine photos on it. Here, each issue, we will give credit to outstanding minor players. Tch, Teh, Such Language To Mrs. C. Stinson: — Nuts! You and who else wants to change Mae West? Of course, a few people may think the same as you, but I'm for keeping Mae West as the "Belle of the Nineties," and I think the majority will agree with me. — Miss Doris Hoeger, 5114 Rosa Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri. Another Read Mrs. Clyde Stinson's letter in February issue of New Movie Magazine, suggesting we change Mae West. (Never) Mae is just marvelous. Just the way she is. Why, I get more kick out of Mae than any other star on the screen. If there were more like her and less of the mushy clinging kind, our movie theaters would be full to overflowing. Is there a crowd when Mae is in town? And how! She drags them . '. out, rich or poor, young or old, just like bees to a pot of honey. Here is hoping she stays just as she is. And we see a lot more of her in 1935! — Mrs. Harry Maxwell, 1114 Buena Vista Ave., Waukesha, Wis. Go after 'em, Mrs. Stinson. You're outnumbered two to one, but we know you meant what you said, or you wouldn't have said it. This column is open to you if you reply. Something Will Turn Up "David Copperfield" is another screen triumph for M-G-M studios. The players selected for the various book characters are as perfect as Dickens himself would wish. Freddie Bartholomew (he could change his name) is a find and joins that distinguished list of juvenile players such as Jackie Cooper, Frankie Thomas. Mickey Rooney, Jackie Searle. and others. But to me, W. C. Fields' performance as Micawber was the hit of the picture. It certainly proves again that W C. Fields is destined to become the screen's foremost comedian. — Mrs. Rose Schulnick, 572 Powell Street. Brooklyn. N. Y. And there are plenty of people, Mrs. Schulnick, who think W. C. Fields is already the screen's foremost comedian. A First Letter Just a line to let you know there is one Fan who enjoys this department — and the little comments at the end of each letter. I have never written anything myself but have always thought I would like to. I have enjoyed pictures both good and bad for a long time. I have particularly enjoyed the work of Warner Baxter. But to my way of thinking for a good thoroughly peppy — breezy — snappy picture take something with Fred Astaire. I have seen him on the New York stage teamed with his sister — but his work on the screen is outstanding and a picture like the "Gay Divorcee" does just what he in his lines says — entertains and makes thousands of people happy. And so here is to the success of Fred Astaire. and long may he make just such good entertainment as the "Gay Divorcee." I saw it three times, and could see it again. Hope this isn't too much of a letter. — Daisy L. Hoffmann. 1217 Ohio Bank Building. Toledo. Ohio. Thanks for your first letter, Daisy, and please don't let it be your last. That's just what this department is for — to print letters. A Glowing Tribute No comeback in recent years has given me greater satisfaction than that of Henry Walthall. Even before his triumph as "The Little Colonel" in 1915, he was my most beloved screen actor. Long before the names of stars were familiar to the average moviegoer. I knew and watched for Henry Walthall. As he still is, he was then — a precise, honest, sincere actor, whose performance lends dignity and merit to any picture. As now, he was then colorful in appearance, with his mop of wavy hair, his penetrating expressive eyes, his slight figure attractive in its straight slim sturdiness, and his kindly, sympathetic demeanor fitting him for roles no other can portray as well. Today he reveals, in addition, a voice of unusual timbre and a flawless diction, unmatched by any in talkiedom. I hope that he will continue to grace the talkies for a long time to come, for it is talented men of Henry Walthall's calibre who help to maintain the prestige we fans desire for the screen. — Mrs. Ira Christman, 211 Arlington Apts., East End. Pittsburgh, Penna. We can tell from the tone of your letter that you are sincere in everything you say, Mrs. Christman. All we can add is that we respect Mr. Walthall too. We Bow May I add my congratulations to your long list of admirers, for your splendid New Movie magazine? You have filled a long-felt want. 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