Judge, 1921-11-19 · page 22 of 36
Judge — November 19, 1921 — page 22: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is a comic strip proposal submitted to *Judge* magazine for film adaptation featuring "Charlie"—likely referring to Charlie Chaplin, whose "Tramp" character was hugely popular in silent films of the 1910s-20s. The strip depicts a slapstick scenario: Charlie steals a farmer's turkey by luring it under a fence with peanuts, then outwits the farmer's attempt to reclaim it (his "favorite trick" appears to be physical comedy), allowing Charlie and street boys to share a Thanksgiving meal. The page invites readers to submit movie ideas to *Judge*, which would share profitable concepts with Chaplin's production company. This reflects the era's burgeoning film industry and *Judge's* engagement with popular entertainment. The humor relies on Charlie's archetypal mischievous-underdog persona—stealing food for impoverished children resonates as sympathetic rather than criminal, a common Chaplin trope.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
For the Children A Suggestion for a Movie Picture—for “Charlie.” If you have an idea that Charlie can work into a Picture, send it to JUDGE and if it is used in the magazine, Charlie will see it. Charlie picks out his Thanksgiving turkey. He digs a hole under the fence and with the help of a bag of peanuts coaxes the turkey to follow him home. The farmer comes to claim it, but Charlie pulls his favorite trick and he and the boys have a Thanksgiving feast.