Judge, 1922-10-28 · page 16 of 36
Judge — October 28, 1922 — page 16: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page promotes a new motion picture by acclaimed director D.W. Griffith, featuring actors Henry Hull Jr. and Carol Dempster. The film is presented as entertainment for cynical audiences—those whose "blood refuses to run up hill" and who believe life is dull. The advertisement's tone is tongue-in-cheek: it promises the film will convert skeptics into believers "that there is still a kick left in this little old lackadaisical world." The story, written by Irene Sinclair, follows a Baltimore home during an afternoon transformed by "riotous" events. The final sales pitch is characteristically early-1920s hyperbole—claiming the film's excitement is so intense viewers "absolutely need it in your business." This is a promotional piece, not satire, though the overwrought language itself invites mild mockery of film industry marketing tactics of the era.
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