Judge, 1922-10-07 · page 16 of 36
Judge — October 7, 1922 — page 16: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is an advertisement/review for a Douglas Fairbanks film adaptation of *Robin Hood*, directed by Allan Dwan. The page celebrates Fairbanks as an "irresistible, swashbuckling" romantic hero, comparing his appeal to women to "what the nut is to the squirrel"—suggesting female audiences find him irresistibly attractive. The humor references Fairbanks's athleticism ("A neck and neck finish") and his established screen persona. A satirical caption notes that director Dwan "finds it hard to get back to American slang," possibly mocking the film's elaborate medieval English setting. The final caption contains period humor: it jokes that this chivalry romance might "restore to the fair sex seats in public conveyances"—sarcastically suggesting that watching Fairbanks's gentlemanly Robin Hood might remind men to offer women seats on public transportation, a courtesy apparently lacking in contemporary America.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
As the irre- sistible, swashbuck- ling chival rous gallant, Douglas Fairbanks is to the female what the nut is to the squirrel Lead, kindly A neck and knight neck finish DOUGLAS ‘ FAIRBANKS ““ROBIN Allan Dwan, the director, finds it hard to get back to American slang England's ballad-hero, the redoubtable outlaw, Robin Hood, in the capable hands of our nimble Douglas ought to fit him as snugly as his doublet and hose. This romance of chiv- alry, if it does no more, will probably have the effect of restoring to the fair sex seats in public conveyances 4