Judge, 1927-11-19 · page 34 of 36
Judge — November 19, 1927 — page 34: what you’re looking at
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This page satirizes 1920s Hollywood and film criticism through several cartoons and humorous anecdotes: **Top cartoon**: Two men discuss thunder during a storm; the joke plays on mishearing—"thunder" sounds like rowdy audience behavior at movie theaters. **Main article**: The author critiques the film "Sunrise" (by F.W. Murnau), praising it while noting critics who initially slept through the premiere later wrote glowing reviews—mocking critics' tendency to follow consensus rather than form independent judgments. **Anecdotes**: Brief satirical stories mock various absurdities: a janitor quitting after seeing "Uncle Tom's Cabin" (suggesting the film's poor quality), a uncle-nephew mix-up involving a "handsome boy," and a subplot about dancers posing as ushers to perform unauthorized acts in Times Square theaters. **Bottom cartoon**: A short-sighted man, after repeatedly failing to drive, finally succeeds—only to discover he's lost his wristwatch. The page collectively mocks film industry pretension, critical dishonesty, and audience gullibility.
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7 A cnear many new movies were | i “4 tossed out of Hollywood | while this department was re- | / cuperating, and I hope to see — | j them all by next week, if you | : can wait that long. I asked the | janitor to attend them for me q before I left and he did go tothe | [fF opening of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin.” | } Being a man of strong char- i acter he quit cold after that, and i refused to further disgrace him- { self. i A proud young father wired } the news of his happiness to his i brother in these words :— “A handsome boy has come to | i Wing wei my house and claims to be your . 3 nephew. We are doing our best Comparative Novice (nervously, as low growl reaches his to give him proper welcome.” | , ears)—Hullo! There’s that thunder again! The brother, however, failed | H Cavpie--That weren’t thunder that time—people be’ind. to see the point, and wired ] i —Henorist back:— \ 5 . : “IT have no nephew. The Judging the Movies feel that this department de- young ian is an impostor!” of (Continued from page 21) serves another statement abou oe —Tir Birs | i sitting at. tea discussing their Ving seen it for the third time H turn up but their handsome cap- — },..' FW. Murnau, is the cleanest WA UGE tain, However, he is in full conception of a motion picture Og 70 dress uniform and to their com- (v4) directed; (b) that it would bd plete dismay they discover that jaye been even greater if Mr. instead of being just + comes Murnau had not been trying to Here ies the body of Cassie | \ f the U.S. Seeret Service, Hot Ce, (€) that you should go to with a boomerang. | Damn! The name of the perfect the Times Square: theatre and sis , acres ; it by all means, if you have not nuns nnivabaltiiiWntibilatn ua, monet oe pont Senene already done so, esalennrage PAYS SS fOr €0ch One pring ot Alage ; 0 and the hero, as ee i, hardly mention, is Richard Dix. EForE I left town I made a , a | | rather plain statement about | i | the movie prologue act: “In- « wf . | | terpreting the Rhapsody in Blue.” mnesig = ‘ > i } Much to my chagrin the first ~ OE ee et é mi prologue I saw when I returned . q included this act. However, I | | i} have my men working on the 4 i case and we have discovered i | \ that there is a hardened band of | a | three dancers who lurk in Times { f Square disguised as ushers, re- i sponsible for these outrages. 1 if They work their crime usually at i} the rush hour and slip unnoticed | a into movie theaters and then leap ik on the stage and put on their act ' if before the stunned members of 4 F the audience can summon the a f police. However, now that we | a) i have them under observation, we | & it expect to make several arrests in | ff mM | i the near future. om ae | i | i N that those crities who fell Suort-Sicutep Novice (after several futile attempts to | fh asleep the opening night of drive)—There! It’s gone at last! i “Sunrise” have written ecstatic Cappie—That’s yer wrist-watch, sir. i second-reviews of that movie, I —Lonpon Oprxion 4 s EDWARD LANGER PRINTING CO., INC., JAMAICA, N.Y. comicbooks.com