Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, August 1922 · page 27 of 67
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This page from **Captain Billy's Whiz Bang** contains celebrity gossip rather than political cartoons. The content discusses: 1. **A lawsuit**: Mollie (likely an actress) faces a $2,848.04 breach-of-contract suit from the makers of a film called "The Star," apparently over using her name in advertising. 2. **Harold Lloyd romance**: The column reports on silent film star Harold Lloyd's engagement to actress Mildred Davis, noting gossip about a diamond ring and their social activities in Hollywood and New York. 3. **A financial note**: Brief mention of a new bonding procedure allowing actors/directors protection against contract violations, modeled on cashier bonds. The satire targets Hollywood's theatrical publicity machinery and the public's appetite for celebrity scandal—standard fare for this irreverent 1920s humor magazine.
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Captain Billy's Whiz Bang 25 blazon her name before the displays of silken things put out by the Johnson Cowdin Co. Now, the makers of the Star have sent a vibration back to Mollie in the form of a suit in which