Photoplay (Jul-Dec 1922)

Why 'Do 'They Do -It Title Reg. U. S. Pat. Off. HTHIS is YOUR Department. Jump right in with your contribution. ■*• What have you seen in the past month, that was stupid, unlifelike, ridiculous or merely incongruous? Do not generalize; confine your remarks to specific instances of absurdities in pictures you have seen. Your observation will be listed among the indictments of carelessness on the part of the actor, author or director. Poultry Problem IN "Home Stuff," Viola Dana is carrying a pail of milk to the house. About half way she stops and takes a small chicken, two or three days old, out of her apron pocket, pets it, and puts it back. After entering the house, and putting the pail down, she lifts her apron to her face, then is seen hugging the old lady, M'rs. Deep, so closely that the chicken must surely have expired. What became of the poor thing? Mrs. Frank Davidson, Mobile, Alabama. As a Cook She's a Fine Actress HARRISON FORD, as Mr. Standish in "Love's Redemption," makes his appearance the next morning after having been attacked by the native. Mr. Standish was very much in need of a stimulant, and a cup of hot coffee would have been in order. Instead, Ginger (Norma Talmadge) sends the cook in with a tray of empty dishes and then she appears grasping a teapot in both hands and announces that breakfast is ready. Marian Ashland, Yakima, Wash. Of Interest to Mothers T NOTICED in that splendid picture, "Penrod," that when * Rupe Collins, the "tough guy," made Penrod and his chum "eat dirt," both boys rose from the earth with immaculate countenances. I wish Wesley Barry would explain this feat to my small son, who has a habit of transferring as much of terra firma as possible to himself. Mrs. Gordon Kenyon, Tacoma, Washington. Many Reported This IN "Smilin' Through," Norma Talmadge leaves for the station in the hope of meeting Kenneth. She goes without hat or coat. When she arrives at the station she has a large straw hat on. When she reaches home again she is wearing the hat and a cape. E. S., New York City. A Bouquet with Brick Attachment for Buck Jones 1LIKE Buck Jones — always have. But in his picture called "Bar Nothing," he certainly bars nothing, not even a flock of incongruities. Listen: When B. J. was out in the desert, a stray horse from a wild herd comes up to him. Now there is no wild horse that would come up to a man like that. A man, in fact, is lucky to get within a mile of a wild horse — or unlucky. That's why they're wild. Then Buck took off his belt and caught the horse by the feet. The belt must have been elastic, or else Buck has an unexpectedly large waist, because after he used his belt to throw the horse it was about three to four feet long. After he caught his horse, Buck rode him two hundred miles in half an hour, according to the plot. But it was a good picture, and I like Buck. Virginia Fahlenkamp, Great Lakes, Illinois. Naturally FRANK MAYO, as "Doctor Jim," was some surgeon, performing a serious operation aboard ship in a terrific storm, and the exteriors showed plainly that at times thejaoat nearly capsized. The patient died. J. E. Horan, Dalton, Georgia. 72 The Sentiment's the Same TN "Burn-'em-up Barnes," Johnny Hines goes to call on his *■ sweetheart and picks a bouquet of lilies from her yard before knocking at the door. In the next scene he is knocking, holding a bouquet of daisies behind him. Mrs. Sam Larson, Shawnee, Oklahoma. Ask Rodolf Valentino HPHE hero in "Why Announce Your Marriage?" is called * from bed at all hours of the night by burglars, fires, etc., and in every instance, not a single hair was disarranged from his marvellous pompadour. Leigh Burr, Macon, Georgia. Mixed Dates TT happened in "Hail the Woman." A sub-title tells us the *■ time is during the year 1021, and yet when Theodore Roberts, who impersonates the stern old father, presents a check, a close-up of the check shows the date, June 30th, 191 7. J. E. Mitchell, New York City. Changeable Colleen TN "Come On Over," Colleen Moore runs from the home of ' *■ the motherly Delia wearing a dark dress. A few minutes later she is shown in the upper 130's, wearing a light dress with a sash. Winding up in Bronx Park she has on the dark dress again. Jack Kinzie, Lawton, Oklahoma. Bravo, Betty! ""THE lovely Miss Compson, as the heroine of "At the End *■ of the World," is rescued from the angry waves that lashed the rocks near the light-house. The ship and all her crew, apparently, were lost. A few nights later, the lovely, the clever Miss Compson ascends the steps clad in a becoming kimona and house shoes. She wasn't wearing them when rescued. Sadie E. Wiesenborn, Los Angeles, California. Sleight of Hand THERE'S a mistake in the film, "The Lane that Had No Turning." When Louis Racine kills Tardiff he is wearing a large ring on his left hand. He immediately crosses the room to call his servant — and it is plainly seen that the ring is no longer there. However, it is on his hand again a few minutes later when he is talking to his wife. Now you see it, now you don't stuff. Helen Vierling, Montclair, N. J. Just a Little Joke WHAT was the idea in "The Bonnie Brier Bush": when Lord Hay comes home to Flora a humorous Scotchman puts a stone under the rear wheel of Lord Hay's carriage. When Lord Hay returns to his carriage, he gets in and drives off with apparently no trouble whatever. Charlotte Brune, St. Louis, Mo. Comic License IN "The Idle Class" there are two mistakes. The first is when the absent-minded husband is attired in the suit of armor, fighting his father-in-law. He wears a plumeless helmet, but in the next scene his helmet has a plume. The second is when the girl's father is pushing the tramp around. He falls on his derby hat, which becomes dented. He walks off, but on his return he picks up the hat, which is as good as new. J. Keddie, Jr., Winnetka, 111.