Judge, 1931-08-15 · page 11 of 36
Judge — August 15, 1931 — page 11: what you’re looking at
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# Judge Magazine Cartoon Analysis **Top Cartoon ("Judge"):** A couple argues in a rowboat during what appears to be rough seas. The husband dismisses his wife's concerns, sarcastically asking why she's complaining—after all, weren't they taking a cruise "to nowhere?" The joke satirizes the absurdity of Depression-era tourism: couples were taking pleasure cruises to literal "nowhere" (pointless destinations), yet still experiencing buyer's remorse and marital discord. **"Current News Reel":** This section is a rapid-fire satirical summary of contemporary news items from what appears to be the late 1920s or early 1930s, including Mussolini, President Hoover, the Graf Zeppelin airship, gangster Legs Diamond, King George, Babe Ruth, and various other celebrities and events. It's mocking the relentless, shallow parade of news stories that dominated the era's newsreels. **"Just Our Luck":** A brief joke about American radio programs being unavailable in Europe—suggesting America's cultural reach was limited internationally.
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“Well, what’re JUDG CURRENT NEWS REEL ussouint looks at the camera whilst addressing his cohort President Hoover reads a speech into the microphone; a team of fliers for a flight over the the cadets at West Point pass in review; the Graf Zep flies over “Thanks, lady, I been waitin’ fer somethin’ serviceable fer this pie ya gimme.” some place or other; the Nautilus is towed back from a test dip; football players start carly tackling dummies; a small boy sings a loud song with the studio lights shining in his eyes; the King of Siam is seen going to a reception; Legs Diamond slinks in and out of a courtroom; battleships shoot their big guns; Mulrooney tells the rookie cops their duties and obli- gations; Mayor Walker presents some- body with something on the steps of the City Hall; there is a steeplechase, and in going over the jumps some of the horses stumble and throw their riders; a new gyroplane is tried out; King George and Que ride around Buckingh: fore a large and appr straps under their chins holding their s in pl stlers, one of whom whiskers, take turns throwing each other down; a building burns down; the coast guardsmen supervise the unloading of another boatload statesmen from many different coun- tries arrive in London for another con- ference; a boy scout does his good turn; Babe Ruth hits a home run and jogs around the bases; a beauty con- test reveals the contestants in their you kicking about—weren’t we taking one of those cruises to nowhere?” “Say ‘Ah’!” usual good form; and a ship gradually sinks and thendives bencath the waves. We haven't seen a picture for a long, long time, but if these aren't in the current news reel, let us know, just for a surprise. —R. C. O'Brien Just Our Luck Few radio programs, says a are sent from this country to Europe. Well, it sounds good—but by the time we got settled over there things would probably ch comicbooks.com