Whilst it was good to catch up with Mabel Normand of "Mack and Mabel" fame (my eldest daughter had a role in the stage presentation), the movie itself is not terribly good. Admittedly, it is hard to judge whether a comedy is a success if (1) you are watching it by yourself, and (2) you are watching it on DVD. Many of the routines seem too slow when you have no audience interaction, and there is also a big difference in your reaction if you are watching a comedy on a small screen and the print is too dark (as it is in the Alpha DVD). Although I've given the movie only 7/10, it's quite possible that a better print, a bigger screen and lots of audience interaction would have yielded a much higher rating. Nonetheless, director Victor Schertzinger seemed to be handling the movie in a somewhat slow and only mildly inspired style. It was hard to believe that this was the same Victor Schertzinger who later made "One Night of Love" (1934) and was selected to helm two of the "Road" series (not two of the best, admittedly, but you can't blame the director for the script).
Review of What Happened to Rosa
