Life, 1926-05-20 · page 15 of 44
Life — May 20, 1926 — page 15: what you’re looking at
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This page contains two cartoon sections: **"Not the Type"** (top): A brief joke about a woman telling a male acquaintance she can't kiss him when she sees a sheik, implying she reserves romantic behavior for glamorous figures. This references the "Sheik" craze of the 1920s—the popularity of Rudolph Valentino's exotic film roles. **"Standing Up for the Movies"** (main article): The author describes attending a crowded movie theater and encountering "a dimly lighted, two-coloneled room" packed with 10,000 people. A woman's moral objections to cinema are countered by the author's defense of movies as harmless entertainment. The accompanying cartoons illustrate chaotic theater scenes. **"Loggerheads"** (bottom): A brief domestic humor joke about marital disagreement. The page satirizes both movie-theater culture and contemporary attitudes toward cinema as entertainment.
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