Pulp Fiction, 1922 · page 92 of 126
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# Page 92: Photoplay Magazine Advertising Section This is an advertising and content page from *Photoplay Magazine*. The left side features a beauty product advertisement for complexion treatment, with a photograph of a woman's face. Below that are two more advertisements: one for Dorothy Ray cosmetics and another for Buescher saxophones ("Easy to Play, Easy to Pay"). The right side contains the plot synopsis for a film called *Ignorance*, described as "an obnoxiously moral morality play, suggested by 'Experience'" and written for actor Ben Turpin by Agnes Smith. The synopsis outlines approximately 20 numbered scenes involving characters named Ignorance and Censorship in various settings.
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Ignorance An obnoxiously moral morality play, suggested by “ Experience.’ (The story was written for Ben Turpin) By AGNES SMITH ITLE: In the Valley of Slumbering Beans, Ignorance enjoys bliss Scene tr. A farmyard. Ignorance dusts off the cows and chickens, Scene 2. Ignorance is seen standing al the door of a cottage decorated with pur- ticularly prim roses. Title: In this quiet spot, with Ignorance her only friend, dwells Censorship. Scene 3. Censorship, a girl, is secn cutting the petals from wild tlowers with her seissors, Ignorance enters and speaks: Title: (Spoken) “It takes two to make a quarrel. Will you marry me?” Scene 4. Censorship raises the pair of scissors menacingly. Tithe; (Spoken) “I will, provided that nothing obscene, salacious or inciting to crime—” Scene 5. The interior of Tenorance’s cottage. Ignorance is seen playing ping pong with himeclf. The telephone rings (Closeup of telephone ringing.) Inorance answers it. Tithe: (Spoken) “Hello, this ik the Big City speaking. Why don't you come down to buy your trousseau and make a fortune?" Scene 6. Ipnorance registers delight Scene 7, The Big City, a farge prosper- ous gentleman, gives the camera a wicked and meanfiul book, A chorus girl, who happens to be playing around his apart- ment in her stage costume, slaps him merrily on the head. Scene 8. Tenorance bids farewell to Cen- sorship at the little railroad station, Title: (Spoken) “I will return before the cider gets hard.“ Closeup of Censorship in tears, She speaks: Title: (Spoken) “Once you have seen the Big City, you will no longer love Censor- ship.” Scene 9. A three-foot-kiss, Scene to. Closeup of train whistling, (This has nothing to do with the story. but it always happens in the best pictures} Title: The Great Metropolis, where souls are lost, where hair is bobbed, where in- nocence is a thing to be scorned and where a baby’s tear falls unheard amid the roar shin = , (“pp @ | Se ee a of limousines Jaden with human cattle. Scene st. Long shot of Broadway taken from Times Building. (This scene is @ stock bit In every Hollywood studio that goes in for wicked New York atmosphere Scene 12. Ignorance alighting from the train at the Santa Fe Station in Los Angeles, Title: Armed only by his love for Censor ship, Ixnorance comes to cdo battle with the cun men of Evil, ' Scene 13. The Big City welcomes Imnor ance with one hand and picks his pockets with the other. Title: That night. : Scene 14. A cabaret, made entirely of glass. This setting should cost $100,006 to be effective, Twelve bathing beauties in fur bathing suits climb up a ladder of champagne corks and dive into a pool af champagne 2 Scene 15. At a ringside table, registers delight. Scene 16. The camer 2 mean leer, Scene 17. Tonorance pool fade into— Closeup of Censorship with scissors. Scene 18. Ignorance. considerably pressed, The Big City speaks: Title: (Spoken) “Cheer up, my fine fellow vou must learn to be a man-about-to if vou want to be suecessful and buy thon pretty toys for your own. Here comes a friend of mine, the Flapper.” = Scene to. The Flapper enters and B& introduced to Ignorance by the Big City, She begins to roll a sock with one hand and a cigarette with the other, thereby putting one over on Bill Hart. She epea Title: (Spoken) “Buck up, old Silo, evening is yet young.” Scene co. Jazz enters. The Flapper brings him to Tenorance. # Title; (Spoken) “Meet my friend J, Scene 21. Ignorance gets on the dane floor with the Flapper. As they pass nea the orchestra, conducted by Jazz, the of a saxaphene player fades into— Closeup of Censorship with scissors. Stic on page 93! COMINLEVOOKS EO Ienoranee Big City throws t looks at girly