Judge, 1920-06-26 · page 20 of 37
Judge — June 26, 1920 — page 20: what you’re looking at
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This page from *Judge* satirizes early cinema and its social impact circa 1918-1920. The content includes: **"Adam Had Nothing on Him"** (large cartoon): A disheveled soldier appears lost in no-man's-land during WWI, having driven a mule team through American trenches. The joke mocks poorly-trained soldiers sent to France near war's end who lacked basic military knowledge. **"Yanks Movies" section**: A series of short humorous anecdotes about how movies affect audiences. Key targets include: - Women emotionally overwhelmed by film romance scenes - Movie actresses' vanity and incompetence - The obsessive behavior movie stars inspire in female viewers - Studios casting untalented actors based on appearance The repeated "Film Fun" attributions suggest these are reprinted jokes from another publication. The satire reflects post-WWI anxiety about soldiers' competence and contemporary concerns about cinema's influence on (particularly female) audiences—a common anxiety in early 20th-century media criticism.
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