The Trouble with Women (1959)

Effective and reasonably entertaining, 16 July 2017

Most of the shorts I watch are courtesy of MST3K or Rifftrax. While I enjoy the humor, I try to dismiss the comedy when I rate and write about these things and focus on the short itself. My rating on shorts is usually based on how effective it is in conveying its message and any entertainment I got out of it.

As for The Trouble with Women, I think it does a pretty good job of presenting its message - that being the problems the supervisor, Brad, is having with women are the same he'd have with men. Everyone, regardless of gender, misses work for weddings, has to be trained to do a new job, and isn't crazy about change in the workplace. Brad is so biased against women, he can't see it that way. So, the short effectively, but subtly, delivers its message.

As far as entertainment goes, Brad is quite funny. Watching him get his panties in a bunch over working with women is fairly funny. The acting helps. Others have mentioned Nora Denny in the role of Myrtle. It's easy to see that she's a "real" actress. I'm also pretty sure I've seen some of the other uncredited actors in this short in other things. The guy that plays Brad's boss is looks horribly familiar to me. There's also Chet Davis in the role of Brad. He plays the put-upon boss quite well.

To sum it all up, the short effectively delivers its message and is reasonably entertaining in doing so. A 5/10 from me.

5/10