Young Man's Fancy (1952)

Plays like a 50s era sitcom, 10 December 2015

Why all the hate? I actually quite enjoy the short Young Man's Fancy. To me, it plays a bit like a 1950s era sitcom - just a little longer. It's not perfect, but I think it's rather "sweet". The highlight for me has to be Bonnie Bakin as Judy. I'm surprised to see she didn't do more. She had a nice, all-American quality to her that worked on-screen. I love her use of the word "squishy". Another positive for me is the direction. The whole thing moves at a snappy pace. And, some of the comedy works as well in that 50s sort of way. It won't have your laughing-out-loud, but it does bring a smile to my face.

Young Man's Fancy isn't perfect by a long stretch. Problems include the friend's disturbing interest in electrical appliances (but it had to be included somehow) and some of the acting (particularly Jean Hayworth as the mother). 

Like most people, I've seen this short courtesy of MST3K. It's one of my favorite things they ever did. I'd give the MST3K treatment a 9/10, but I'm rating and writing about the short itself. And, I think it would stand-up okay on its own. I'll give it a 6/10.

6/10