The old gag that serves as the premise for this movie was probably a bit stale even at the time. It is, though, more than just a one-shot movie, since it offers a short series of developments that vary the basic idea a little bit each time.
The idea is that the face of the "Old Maid" is so unappealing that even inanimate objects demonstrate their displeasure, as in the old jokes that start something like, "he was so ugly that ". Even before the finale, when her photograph is taken, she has several reminders of this.
It's honestly not really very funny, but at least it is not as mean-spirited as it could have been. It might have been noticeably better with a little more careful planning of the stop-action effects, which don't flow very smoothly, though some allowances also have to be made for it being a pioneering effort in that direction. It's always good to be generous in evaluating these very old movies, but this one just isn't all that good.
The idea is that the face of the "Old Maid" is so unappealing that even inanimate objects demonstrate their displeasure, as in the old jokes that start something like, "he was so ugly that ". Even before the finale, when her photograph is taken, she has several reminders of this.
It's honestly not really very funny, but at least it is not as mean-spirited as it could have been. It might have been noticeably better with a little more careful planning of the stop-action effects, which don't flow very smoothly, though some allowances also have to be made for it being a pioneering effort in that direction. It's always good to be generous in evaluating these very old movies, but this one just isn't all that good.