Judge, 1925-05-23 · page 21 of 36
Judge — May 23, 1925 — page 21: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains **film criticism** and **two separate cartoons** lampooning early 1920s cinema and social attitudes. **Left column:** Carroll Carroll reviews recent movies, criticizing "Chickie" (a stenographer drama serialized in Hearst newspapers) as dull and moralistic, though actress Dorothy Mackaill looks appropriately typecast. The tone mocks both the film and censorship impulses it provokes. **Top cartoon:** A hiker asks a Native American for directions, then admits he ignored the advice—a joke playing on the "lost tourist" trope and stereotypical portrayals of Indigenous peoples as guides. **Bottom cartoon:** A woman takes a broken engagement "to court" (suing for damages)—a satirical dig at women's increasing legal assertiveness and marriage litigation, a contemporary social concern. The joke assumes readers find female litigiousness absurd or mercenary. All content reflects 1920s attitudes toward cinema quality, Native representation, and women's rights with period-typical skepticism and condescension.
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