Life, 1922-03-16 · page 33 of 34
Life — March 16, 1922 — page 33: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising and film reviews**, not political satire. The dominant content includes: **Film Reviews** (left column): Brief critiques of silent films, including works by D.W. Griffith, featuring actresses like the Gish sisters and actor Jackie Coogan. The reviews are straightforward assessments of movie quality. **W.L. Douglas Shoe Advertisement** (center/right): A major ad featuring the shoe company's founder/president, emphasizing direct factory-to-consumer sales eliminating middleman profits. The pitch highlights affordability and quality. **Minor Satirical Elements**: - A one-line joke about "lazy men in America" - Brief quips in film reviews (e.g., "Just reverse the comment printed directly above") **"Birth Control in France"** (right column): A serious editorial discussing French population concerns and a widow who opposed marriage after losing her husband—not satirical. This is primarily a **commercial publication** mixing entertainment industry coverage with advertisements, not a vehicle for political cartooning or sustained satire.
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(THE SILENT DRAMA .) Recent Developments &3 ; (The regular Silent Drama department wll be found on page 22) A Doll's House. United Artists—Ib- sen’s tragedy, interpreted diligently by Nazimova Back Pay. Paramoun Fannie Hurst story which has recei i unusually sympathetic treatment in film form. Star Dust. First National—Just re- yerse the comment printed directly above. The Prodigal Judge. Vitagraph—The genial Maclyn Arbuckle rolls through a moderately interesting picture about a judge who becomes a tramp. Foolisi Wives. Universal—Von Stro- heim as « wrecker of women’s hearts and Carl Laemmle’s bank-roll. My Boy. First National—The marvel- lous Jackie Coogan in a pleasant bed-time grown-ups. Saturday Night. Paramount—A De Mille drama about a rich husband with a and a rich wife with a poor The story, in which their lives d up and then untangled again, lly worked out by Jeanie Mac- Orphans of the Storm. United Artists. —In many ways, Griffith's greatest picture. itisa vivid drama of the French Revolu- tion, with the Gish sisters doing most of the heavy emotional work. One Glorious Day. Paramount.—A de- omedy in which Will Rogers he question of spiritualism as asily as he would handle an unimagina- tive steer Tol’able David. First National—Rich- ard Barihelmess acting against a Virginia mountai:) background in a picture that in- cludes more legitimate drama than any movie we have ever seen. School Days. Warner—Wesley Barry rather obvious contraption with some : moments, and some instances of Miss Lulu Bett. Paramount—William De Mill's splendid screen version of the great novel, well played by Lois Wilson. The Little Minister. Paramount—A beautiful picture, based on Barrie’s p The Little Minister. Vitagraph—This differs [rom the Paramount version, in 1s based on the novel instead of It also is excellent, the leading ng well acted by James Morrison Calhoun. Boomerang Bill. Paramount—Two- fisted melodrama, with Lionel Barrymore supply the motive power behind both of the ‘ists, For Review Next Week—‘Mistr f the 'i'orld” and “The Cradle Buste Bad Company : The devil isn’t as black as No; a bit of his blackness has been rubbed off on the people who have tried to investigate the truth of that comforting bit of philosophy. Statisticat Note: If all the lazy men in America were placed in a Straight line they would stretch. * LIFE - W.L. DOUGLAS FOR MEN AND WOMEN YOU CAN ALWAYS SAVE MONEY BY WEARING W.L.DOUGLAS SHOES SOLD DIRECT FROM FACTORY TO YOU AT ONE PROFIT $700 & $800 SHOES ‘WHEN YOU BUY W.L.DOUGLAS SHOES CONSIDER THE EXTRA QUALITY ‘YOV RECEIVE FOR THE PRICE PAID 5) W. L. Douglas shoes are made of the best and finest selected leathers the market affords. We employ the high- est paid, skilled shoemakers, all work- ing with an honest determination to make the best shoes for the price that money can buy. When you need shoes look for a W.L. Douglas store. We own 108 stores lo- cated in the principal cities. You will find in our stores many kindsand styles of high-class, fine shoes that webelieve \, are better shoe values for the money than you can buy elsewhere. Our $7.00 and $8.00 shoes are excep- tionally good values. There is one point we wish to impress upon you that worth dollars for you to remembe: 'W. L. Douglas shoes are put into a of our stores at factory cost. We donot makeone cent of profit until the shoes are sold to you. When you buy shoes at any one of our stores you pay only one small retail profit. No matter where you live, shoe dealers cansupply youwithW.L.Douglasshoes. They cost no more in San Francisco than they doin New York. Insist upon having W. L. Douglas shoes with the name and retail pric: sole. Do not takea substitute and pay ‘THE STAMPED PRICE IS YOUR PROTECTION AGAINST UNREASONABLE PROFITS and portrait is the best known shoe Trade Mark in the world. It stands for thehighest standard of quality at thelow- est possible cost. The intrinsic value of a Trade Mark lies in giving to the con- sumer the equiva- lent of the price paid for the goods. Catalog Free. ttamped on the President one or two extra profits. Order direct w. 1 “Dougias Shoe Co., from the factory and save money. 147 Spark St., Brockton, Mass. Sure Relief FOR INDIGESTION 6 BELLANS Hot water == Sure Relief ELL-ANS 25¢ ano 75¢ PACKAGES EVERYWHERE “The Chest with the Chill init” Built on scientific principles and tested by use “in over a million homes” Easy to clean—economical— durable and efficient. Sold in every city and important town in the United States. Send for handsome catalogues and booklets. Maine Manufacturing Co. - Nashua, N. Established 1874 rae {or the name White Mountain Cuts your ice bill Birth Control in France Tue papers told the other day that there was a disposition in France to mitigate the control of marriage by parents. The disposition was in the in- terest of increased population. The birth rate is too low in France, as we all know. How parental control of marriage may work is illustrated by the notice of the recent death of the widow of Bouguereau, the French painter, age about seventy. Of her it is related in the papers: she was born Elizabeth Gardner in E: H., and when twenty years old entered Bouguer au’s studio in Paris, and in two years her first pic- ture was exhibited in the Salon. She was the first American woman to re- ceive the gold medal of the Salon. She was engaged to the painter for many years, but not married until 1896, after the death of his mother at ninety-six years, as she had opposed their marriage. Heavens, how tragic! Think of that unfortunate lady waiting for twenty years for the death of that unconscion- able old mother who endured to be ninety-six! If the French cannot limit tyranny of that kind, France does not deserve to have any population. comicbooks.com