Photoplay (Jan - Jun 1931)

Photoplay M\<.\/im rem Ji Brickbats 8# Bouquets ,i at our • o boon <>f life gloriously ii Garbo on the screen, [a it now that the ii not i. rioualy eni fm itii . t>ut merely dumb? J \SI Hi \M>, Louts\ iUe, Ky. On the Garbo article written by Miaa \ll><-rt to enlighten us. my only comment is, ii is all wrong. I'll never buy Photopi v> again. Anni M ISTEBY, • [aland City. \ 5 Ik) is a nperb actresi and to say sin is phlegmatic is an absolute atrocity. Frances weight, Altoona, Pa. Catherine AJberl may circulate all the lies she likes atwut Garbo, l>ut we refuse to pay for the privilege of reading them. I shall never buy another issue of PHOTOPLAY. Mrs. John Rwdu.l, Auburn, Bfaas I that Katherine Albert has stripped Garbo of her "mystery" and made of her a human being, we are more than ever Garbo fans. Aim v I C.\kd\i i . Glasgow, l My hat is off to you for your article. " I \ploding the Garbo Myth." Garbo i»>~ nothing which entitles her to the title, "The Great Garbo." Of course, it isn't her fault that she has been labeled "the mystery woman." Her rise in this country was meteoric She wrapped herself in a mantle of silence to avoid blunders and ridicule. She is not a genius. The secret of her acting lies in the control of the muscles of her face, but she is incapable of reaching down deep enough to strike the chord of human emotions. M. Cabmen Com Washington, D. C. Thank you a thousand times for your article. "Exploding the Garbo Myth."' It took courage to tear away all the hokum surrounding her and reveal the truth. Louise Kramf.r, P?oria, 111. \ rreal big Iwntquet for the explosion of the ■ Garbo myth." While I believe 1 enjoy a Garbo picture a^ well as the next person, she is only another actress to mc. Too many people have allowed themselves to become hysterical over her. Pai i ore Morris, Yamhill, Ore. Your excellent article in April Photopi vv, "Exploding the Garbo Myth." met with hearty appreciation in our family. I have Ions: been weary of the ( ',arl>o adulation. I refuse to be bored with reiterations of her "allure" and "mystery." and can frankly say that I find her merely human, as Miss Albert Dorothy Sage W'ymw. Embreeville, Tenn. My sincerest congratulations on your article, "Exploding the Garbo Myth." I am an ardent Garbo fan. nevertheless I am intenselybored at the stories concerning the Glamorous Swede's aloofness and utter indifference to those who worship her. Winifred Evans, New York City "Trader Horn" I've never enjoyed a picture as I did "Trader Horn." Your tine article, "How Trader Horn w i mw h appro i ited This pit tun had been .1 m> -I. tv to .ill, but "truth i-. better than In lion I. II I I \\ Kl MM I'l tteville, \ ' "Skippy" "Skippy"— what a puture! fackie Cooper, Bobby Coogan ami Jackie Searie are wonder kids. They put more feeling and emotion m their acting than many an adult -.tar Thai i^; ICene at the bedside had everyone in tears, including myself. Km \ FUR< in, lli. en, Conn. "The From Page" Three cheers for "The Front Ps only because it's the best newspaper play ever written — thrilling, moving, vivid and true, but because they had the uncommon good sense to leave it alone and film it just as it was written for the Stage. And that man Menjou! He gives the best show of his life! BORACE Tunc III I I . Red Oak, Iowa Duck Your Head, Boh! I note with great pleasure that Robert Montgomery is to be starred. I use the word "pleasure" advisedly because now I shall be able to see my favorite feminine stars without seeing Mr. Montgomery. He has ruined more pictures for me than any man in Hollywood. M. Weight, Chattanooga, Tenn. Now Take a Bow ! Here is my prescription for the perfect movie actor in just two words: Robert Montgomery. Helkn Rodri* New Orleans, La. Not Much to Ask Some things I'm waiting for: Gary Cooper in a decent suit of clothes. Constance Bennett looking really inter ested. Clara Bow with her hair combed. Charles ex-Buddy) Rogers in a good picture. Barbara Stanwyck again and again. Mrs. Rosella Adetns, Latonia, K.y. Random Opinions Clara Bow is netting too old to be called the "It" girl. Let her show us some acting ability. Pi \ri. Willi wis. Henderson, Ky. Norma Shearer's clothes are getting too eccentric. She should take lessons from Claudette Colbert. After seeing " Reaching for the Moon" I am convinced that Doug has it all over Chevalier for personality. Kay Francis should go back to her boyish bob. She is losing her personality. Bkrt Mi LlNDON, Hollywood, Calif. Who says John Gilbert is through? I saw " Gentleman's Fate" and he was GRAND. If he can't talk, I'm tongue-tied. A Fan. Sioux City, Iowa Marlene Dietrich certainly has the legs to give the perfect "kick" to her audience. HlLDE DtSHINSKI, Chatham, 111. Down go flu shades! When the shades of the night COHM dow n, the ahaCsCS of rouge gO lip. I be livelier \ OUT check* are — the more stylish! 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