How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 1: 'The Putter' (1931)
** 1/2 (out of 4)
First entry in Warner's series has gold legend Bobby Jones explaining how he plays golf (as the title says). In this entry, Frank Craven is losing bets to Joe E. Brown so Jones gives him a few pointers on the proper way to make puts. That's pretty much the only story we have here and this short is a rather mixed bag. On one hand, it's fascinating to see someone like Jones explain how he plays but then again the film does very little with it. The entire comedy bit with Craven and Brown just doesn't work and you can tell it was thrown together without too much thought. It's also clear that Jones and Brown didn't film their scenes together as the film always makes an excuse for them not being in the same frame. The most interesting aspect of this short happens early on when we're told who Jones is and we get to see countless newspaper headlines from the day. Seeing this old papers almost makes this thing worth sitting through.