Judge, 1925-01-10 · page 22 of 36
Judge — January 10, 1925 — page 22: what you’re looking at
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This page reviews recent silent films, using satirical illustrations to mock their melodramatic plots. George Mitchell critiques three movies: **"Argentine Love"** features the actress Bebe and a contrived love triangle involving Ricardo (a hot-blooded Argentine) and Jimmy Rennie (an American engineer). The satire mocks the absurd rescue scenario—Ricardo attempts suicide on an "altar of Eros," but the protagonist saves him, allowing everyone to reconcile implausibly. **"Love's Wilderness"** is praised primarily for actress Corinne Griffith's physical appearance rather than plot substance—Mitchell sardonically notes the picture would fail without her "features" (a double entendre about her attractiveness). **"So This Is Marriage"** depicts a conventional marriage plot with Conrad Nagel and Eleanor Boardman, which Mitchell dismisses as unremarkable. The cartoons at bottom show absurd domestic scenarios ("The Tradesman's 'Hurrah,'" "Keep 'Em Guessing," "The Wife's Revenge"), satirizing predictable film tropes about romance and marriage. The satire targets both films' reliance on attractive stars over substance and their formulaic narratives.
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