Judge, 1927-10-22 · page 30 of 36
Judge — October 22, 1927 — page 30: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page primarily advertises an upcoming **"Soft Boiled Ballads"** song series Judge will publish, featuring humorous titles like "Never Hit Your Grandma with a Shovel!"—absurdist comedy typical of 1920s satire. The ukulele accompaniment reference reflects the era's popular music trends. The lower half contains a movie review continuing from page 22, critiquing a film starring Norman Kerry and Lois Moran. The reviewer dismisses the plot as trite (young couple realizes love while cooking) and criticizes the actors' performances. The final sentence sarcastically notes Moran's "new emotional technique," implying Hollywood actresses typically resort to shallow physical acting (inhaling/exhaling) rather than genuine performance skill. The photograph shows what appears to be a scene from the reviewed film. Overall, this is largely advertising and entertainment criticism rather than political satire, reflecting Judge's shift toward lighter humor content.
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SOFT BOILED BALLADS STARTING NEXT WEEK! JUDGE will bring forth a series of songs that will astound a jaded world! SOFT BOILED BALLADS is the title of this amazing cycle of songs, Ladies and Gentlemen, and one will be printed every few weeks in Jupce, with complete | words and music, including ukulele accompaniment and extra special lantern slides! “Never Hit Your Grandma with a Shovel!” is the title of the first SOFT BOILED BALLAD OUT NEXT WEEK! There goes the bell for the third round, with Killer Perel- man bobbing, crouching, weav- ing, shuttling and reeling. It seems an old hen rang the un- dertaker’s bell one time. “The undertaker’s away, but I’m his wife and I’ll take any message you want to leave,” said Mrs. Margoliss. “Please tell him that Mrs. Stanton Ginsberg would like to be buried at four- thirty tomorrow afternoon!” directed the ancient, hobbling away on her stick. You hit me in the mouth again and I'll tell the referee it’s a foul. Judging the Movies (Continued from page 22 who falls desperately in love with imple maiden and who has his courtship handicapped by the vicious antics of the numer- ous women on his trail. This particular version of the plot was told worse than usual, and the queer antics of Mr. Norman Kerry and Miss Lois Moran did nothing to enliven the story. A sentence from the synopsis might help: “Gray and Betty have a great time preparing the eve- ning meal and before the potatoes are done realize their love for each other.” And so they did. The only interesting thing about the movie was the new emotional technique displayed by Miss Moran. Instead of the usual inhaling and exhaling Epition De Luxe—In Calf. which the ordinary Hollywood —Tue Sketcu Boox & Printer’s Pir. chippy engages in when the comicbooks.com