Judge — July 16, 1921 — page 27: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This Judge page critiques 1920s silent cinema's reliance on formulaic thrills. The left images show two popular film genres: a Western featuring Art Accord in "The White Horseman" (a cowboy on horseback silhouetted against the moon), and Eileen Sedgwick performing a dangerous stunt. The satire mocks audiences for finding these scenarios exciting despite disbelieving them ("we don't believe any of it for a minute"). The commentary suggests cinema has exhausted genuinely novel thrills. The right panel features Paramount star Lila Lee from "The Stage Door" by William De Mille. The caption's flirtation—noting her "extensive charms" are "crowded into this narrow panel"—suggests the magazine used her glamorous photograph partly as space-filler, poking fun at how studios marketed stars' physical appeal alongside their acting. The overall tone is weary toward both silent film conventions and celebrity promotion.