Judge, 1925-09-05 · page 3 of 36
Judge — September 5, 1925 — page 3: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains three distinct pieces: **"Great Stuff" (left):** A brief anecdote about a young filmmaker pitching "hokum scenarios" to a movie studio boss, arguing that bigger, more exaggerated content will succeed. It satirizes the emerging film industry's shift toward sensationalism and spectacle over substance. **"Waste of Time" (right):** A poem by George Bancroft Duren reflecting on aging, contrasting youthful beauty with middle age. The speaker regrets lost youth and beauty ("I have now reached fifty-four"). **Central illustration:** A beach scene with umbrellas, swimmers, and lounging figures captioned "Who said figures don't lie." This visual pun mocks the contradiction between idealized female body representations in media/advertising versus realistic bodies—humorously suggesting even "figure" statistics are deceptive. All three pieces critique contemporary American culture's emphasis on appearance and exaggeration.
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*“*LIFE LIBERTY AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS’’ JUDGE Great Stuff (Greater Movie Season Has Just Started—News Item WILD-EYED young man _ in Icather puttecs dashed into the office of Supersupersuper Super Films and frantically approached the pres- ident of the company. “Boss,” he shrieked, “this is the beginning of Greater Movie Season. We've got to do our bit in this greater work.” He mopped his brow and sank down exhausted. “Calm yourself, De answered the Big Boss. “It’s all quite simple. Call up Scenario Fac- tory No. 3 and tell them to put on the night shift for two days and then to deliver to us some standard Hokum Scenarios, but they must Tille,” have Greater Amounts of Hokum in them. “Then have Babe La De La Paix use a greater amount of rouge in her make-up, stick a greater amount of hair grease on Farrington Finch- ley’s hair and have the star’s evening dress display a greater amount of daring. Have the advance posters greater in size and use a greater number of superlative adjectives. Use greater proportions of sex appeal and have your seductions greater. In other words, do what you're doing now—only greater.” “Great!” shricked the young direc- tor. “No,” corrected the boss. great, but greater!” “Not Hugh Wood Who said figures don’t lie? Waste of Time “Tr was not many years ago When girls were proud to call me “beau,” And I could choose, discriminate, When I desired to make a date. Alas, those days shall be no more For I have now reached fifty-four. Time was when I could have the best And leave the others for the rest. Of beautics I might have my fill For I could pick and choose at will. But that, oh, blessed memory, Occurred when I was twenty-three. Don’t get me wrong—I beg to say I'm only thirty years to-day: The fifty-four, to my distaste, Meats what I am around the waist. George Bancroft Duren comicbooks:com