Captain Billy's Whiz Bang #45 — page 23: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains four gossip items about Hollywood celebrities, presented without illustrations. The satire targets entertainment industry hypocrisy and shallow celebrity culture: 1. **Earle Remington**: Mocks how Hollywood stars claimed close friendship with a murdered clubman while his reputation was respectable, then abandoned those claims when his bootlegging activities were revealed—exposing their opportunistic social climbing. 2. **Seena Owen**: Ridicules the studio system's manipulation, describing how Tom Moore allegedly paid a cameraman to flatter her appearance, implying Owen needed artificial help to look presentable. 3. **Anna Q. Nilsson**: Brief jab at her romantic choices. 4. **Irene Castle**: Notes her arrival from New York with six dogs, likely mocking celebrity affectation. The humor relies on insider knowledge of these minor Hollywood figures and contemporary gossip.