Screenland (Oct 1923-Mar 1924)

SCREENLAND li sea as to what kind of pictures to produce; in other words, they are at a loss to know what sort of pictures the public wants. There is too much similarity about pictures today. Right now we are living in the day of the costume drama. Costume pictures usually bore me as they are generally nothing more than "spectacular productions," the sets — not the story — being the dominating factor. There is too much imitation and too little originality in the moving picture industry and let us hope this fact is taken into consideration when the "reconstruction of the moving picture industry" has been accomplished. Grace O'Donnell, 620 West 41st Street, Chicago, 111. ' The Editor's Letter Box, screenland. There are certainly a lot of knockers in the world today. Also an amount of the sort that praise one star, and one only, namely the best known. Just as if the actors just becoming famous don't care for praise. I believe the most knocked star of all times is Mary Miles Minter. I am fully convinced it is the movie world in general that hands them to her. I have traveled considerably and have yet to meet a screen fan who doesn't adore Miss Minter. In fact there are a good many who actually prefer her instead of Mary Pickford. Myself included. I admire Miss Pickford, greatly, but Miss Minter is just as good. She is youth itself in all her pictures, and who doesn't love youth? I'm sure if she were given as good pictures as Miss Pickford she would be even more famous. And as good direction also. Helen Gillette, 986 East 52nd St., Los Angeles, Calif. The Editor's Letter Box, screenland. What's happening to Griffith? After much tooting of horns and clashing of cymbals the presentation of The White Rose has at last taken place — and bids fair to transform itself into the obsequies of D. W. G. as 'the Master.' 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