"Watch the Birdie"

"Watch the Birdie" (short), 1935. A practical joker makes a bad impression on a girl's father.

Directed by Lloyd French. Written by Dolph Singer & Jack Henley. Starring Bob Hope.

Concept: 1/4 (Bad)
Story: 1/4 (Bad)
Characters: 1/4 (Bad)
Dialog: 3/4 (Good)
Pacing: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Cinematography: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Special effects/design: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Acting: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Music: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Subjective Rating: 5/10 (Indifferent, 2/4). It has a few good laughs (interestingly, none of them coming from Bob Hope), but not nearly enough to make up for 20 minutes of lazy story and character writing.
Objective Rating (Average): 1.8/4 (Eh)