Judge, 1935-08 · page 11 of 36
Judge — August 1935 — page 11: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Judge Magazine Page Analysis This page contains several short satirical pieces typical of Judge's humor: **"Dangerous Turn"** mocks a psychiatric patient who, after being "cured," insists on paying his doctor's bill in full—suggesting his mental illness has worsened. The satire implies that financially responsible behavior is itself a sign of insanity. **"Swindler"** describes con artists targeting rental-room landlords, playing on post-WWI economic anxieties about urban crime and financial vulnerability. The bottom cartoon caption "I told you to bring along a pair of these" (showing what appears to be skis or similar equipment for an airplane) satirizes modern recreational trends. **Other brief items** joke about movie producers making poor crime films, a woman's brother spending leisure time with movie magazines, and—in a jab at Washington—comparing ineffectual politicians to historically institutionalized dreamers. The humor reflects 1920s-era concerns: urban crime, changing social mores, and skepticism toward both Hollywood and government.
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I actually caught a guy walking out early one morn- ing with a thirty-five-dollar mattress on his back! Re ing rooms to tourists made a poor man of m “Aw, cheer up, fellow,” I “You and you've still got your little Wife to help you along.” anyhow ed me sadly ike fun!" he re- mebody swiped ond week I was in business !” Swindler HE bo: ning for are out imple Circe’s old man. He has been around town bor fi rs until the boys have just discov- ered that he isn’t working. Modern ideas are spreading. A promi- nent sheik in Arabia has just installed air-condition- ing by converting his harem into fan dancers. certainly Dangerous Turn DOCTOR in our town thought he had com- pletely cured a bad men- tal case, when the fellow suddenly insisted on paying his bill in full. Simile: Noisy as a milk- men’s convention, Some of those movie pro- ducers are putting out such poor crime pictures, that they’re also learning that crime doesn’t pay. Dora says her brother is spending his new leisure studying the stars. And she complains that he has the house cluttered up with movie magazines. whole In the old days people who spent all their time thinking up unworkable plans were sent to asylums Nowadays they seem to be sent to Washington, “T told you to bring along a pair of these.” 9 comicbooks.com