Judge, 1921-08-06 · page 25 of 34
Judge — August 6, 1921 — page 25: what you’re looking at
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This page satirizes Hollywood filmmaking practices circa the early 1920s. It features three brief anecdotes about famous film actresses and directors: **Wallace Reid and Gloria Swanson**: The caption jokes that Reid removed Swanson from "The Affairs of Anatole," playing the role of "censor"—suggesting he had inappropriate editorial control, possibly implying romantic or power dynamics behind casting decisions. **Shirley Mason**: Sarcastically notes she found a director "amenable to a suggestion from a humble movie actress"—mocking that actresses had to manipulate directors to get their way rather than having legitimate creative input. **Corinne Griffith**: Quips about casting a child for her first 500 feet of film, with dark humor about struggling to find "original" material. The overall message critiques Hollywood's superficiality, the limited agency of actresses despite their fame, and the arbitrary decision-making of male directors and producers who controlled the industry.
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Motives, and Models in Movieland aw WALLACE REID REMOVES GLORIA SWAN- SON FROM THE PICTURE—IN “THE AFFAIRS or ANATOLE”—MUCH TO THE CHAGRIN OF THE AUDIENCE, WHICH WILL DOUBTLESS CLAMOR FOR ITS MONEY BACK AT THE BOX-OFFICE. IN HIS ROLE OF CENSOR WALLACE MAKES A NEAT JOB OF DELETION. SHIRLEY MASON, THE Fox STAR, HAS AT LAST FOUND A NEW DIRECTOR AMEN- ABLE TO A SUGGESTION FROM A HUMBLE MOVIE ACTRESS. 4 ASPARAGUS CoRINNE GRIFFITH MAKES - HOPE OF UNEARTHING SOME- ‘QUITE CONVINCING KID FOR THING ORIGINAL IN THE WAY TE FIRST FIVE - HUNDRED OF A NIFTY SCREEN STORY. a comicbooks.com