Graphic.) The paper, owned by  Bernarr Macfadden, published from 1924 to 1932. At the time this  film was made, the Graphic had been losing circulation, because its  new editor had been trying to make it a more respectable paper, just  like in the film. The paper was best known for its "composographs,"  composite photographs used to create an otherwise unobtainable  illustration.