Judge, 1925-05-02 · page 20 of 36
Judge — May 2, 1925 — page 20: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains two unrelated cartoon sections by Carroll Carroll from *Judge*, a satirical magazine. **Top cartoons:** Generic humor about movie stunts and fatherhood. The first shows a man reassuring his companion about a dangerous construction stunt by noting movies do this "every day"—satirizing Hollywood's casual attitude toward safety. The second is a caption joke about preparedness and parenthood with no specific political content. **"The Reel Stuff" column:** A theater review critiquing "The Foxy Fool," a 1923 film presentation. The author expresses disdain for William Fox's "wonder productions"—elaborate, philosophical films that question faith and materialism. The reviewer mocks films where characters debate whether Christ could succeed in modern times or whether marrying "the fool" beats marrying wealth. It's satire of pretentious cinema attempting profound social commentary while avoiding genuine engagement with such questions. No specific political figures are caricatured here; the satire targets Hollywood's self-important pseudo-intellectual productions of the early 1920s.
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