Bedelia

Bedelia (1930)

** 1/2 (out of 4)

The Fleischer Studio produced a number of these animated short films where the "bouncing ball" would have audience members singing together. The story here has a man going to his sweethearts house where he wakes her up and sings her this song. As far as those "follow the bouncing ball" shorts go, this one here is entertaining enough for what it is and it features some nice and funny animation. The story here has some funny moments and especially at the expense of the woman who is constantly losing her teeth among other things. The song itself is actually the weakest part of this short so I doubt too many will be singing along.

These bouncing ball animations generally featured timeless songs. In this one a guy who appears to be a dog or some neutral animal is on his way to see his girlfriend. She's not much of a prize, having to wear a wig and keeping her teeth by her bedside. But he loves her. The story is dull and there isn't a whole lot to laugh at here. Very repetitive.