Judge — December 3, 1927 — page 20: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page satirizes theater audiences and entertainment culture. The top panel shows two theatergoers discussing a film—one claims to have read the plot beforehand in papers, the other notes it's "still roughs out there," suggesting predictable or derivative movie plots. Below, a man in formal wear ("Ed in Manhattan Mary") appears flustered, likely representing a theater patron or reviewer. The final panel mocks oil stock salesmen who "get stuck" pitching investments to anyone who'll listen, with someone giving them "take my advice"—satirizing both aggressive salesmanship and gullible investors during what appears to be a stock-market era (likely 1920s-30s, given Judge's heyday). The overall humor targets entertainment mediocrity, pretentious audiences, and financial charlatans common to that period.