Captain Billy's Whiz Bang #21 — page 10: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains gossip about Hollywood personalities and romantic entanglements, not a political cartoon. The text discusses: **Key figures mentioned:** - Marcel De Sano (Universal director) - infatuated with "Marjorie" - Marjorie (appears to be an actress being pursued) - Bennie Ziedman (business manager for "Doug") - Doug Fairbanks (implied, given the Santa Barbara real estate subplot and "famous family" reference) **The satire:** The piece mocks matchmaking efforts by Mary and Doug to pair Marjorie with the shy, unaffected Bennie instead of the exotic De Sano. The joke involves using a fake home-purchase trip to throw the two together, while Bennie's chronic shyness and blushing suggest the scheme's comedic complications. This is celebrity gossip humor typical of 1920s scandal magazines.