Mae West: Blu-Ray Mae #5

MAE WEST returns in Blu-Ray Releases, thanks to Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
• • Dillon Gonzales wrote: Kino Lorber Studio Classics has unveiled the details of their June 2021 Blu-Ray releases including works from such icons as Mae West, Benny Hill, Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle, Jennifer Connelly, Robert Altman, Alastair Sim, Cary Grant and more.
• • “Klondike Annie” • •
• • Dillon Gonzales wrote: Synopsis: The glamorous Mae West ("My Little Chickadee") stars as a “kept” woman who flees to Alaska and the Gold Rush of the 1890s in "Klondike Annie."

• • Dillon Gonzales wrote: After the beautiful Rose Carlton (West) escapes from the clutches of the wealthy and possessive Chan Lo (Harold Huber, The Thin Man), she finds herself on a ship bound for greater pastures.
• • Dillon Gonzales wrote: The ship’s captain, Bull Brackett (Victor McLaglen, The Informer), instantly falls for Rose but she is distracted by her new cabin mate, Sister Annie Alden (Helen Jerome Eddy, Madame Butterfly).
• • Dillon Gonzales wrote: Exchanging philosophies, the unlikely pair develop a meaningful friendship before Sister Annie becomes sick and passes on.
• • Dillon Gonzales wrote: In desperation, as her past starts to catch up with her, Rose changes her identity with her deceased friend and is inspired to a new calling.
• • Dillon Gonzales wrote: West is at her best as she brings the immoral townspeople to their knees with her unconventional style of evangelism in this spirited tale of divine transformation.
• • Dillon Gonzales wrote: Co-written by West and directed by the great Raoul Walsh (The World in His Arms, White Heat).
• • Bonus Features: NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historians Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Josh Nelson | 6 Mae West Trailers
• • Source: Geek Vibes Nation; posted on Tuesday, 11 May 2021.
• • On Friday, 23 June 1922 in Variety • •
• • Mae West and Harry Richman performed together in Manhattan during June 1922, billing their act "Bits of Musical Comedy — — Mae West assisted by Harry Richman," and most of the material was written by The Firefly of Broadway herself.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Fergus Cashin's highly suspect biography on Mae West was released in paperback by Virgin Books in mid-June [on Thursday, 17 June 1982].  Before you try to find this trifle, however, read the review by Kirkus, which slams it and explains why. Clearly, the former reporter wished to "cash in."
• • Kirkus wisely listed Cashin's silly “biography” in this category: fiction.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "Half the people in the world impersonate me. Men, women, and even children. They put their hands on their hips or something."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • A Kirkus Reviewer scorched a lousy biography of Mae West.
• • MAE WEST: A Biography by Fergus Cashin • •
• • Kirkus wrote: Compared to this slipshod little book (released on 15 March 1982), the somewhat dubious big Mae West bio by Eells and Musgrove looks like the zenith of serious scholarship.
• • Kirkus wrote: Fergus Cashin, an English show-biz journalist, is out to debunk the West "legend"; he sees her as a "psychopathic egomaniac" full of "inhibitions and hangups"; he implies that she lived a virtually sexless life; he takes the old Mae West rumors — that she was a transvestite or hermaphrodite — seriously; he suggests that Mafia connections may have been responsible for her success.
• • Kirkus wrote: Impossible ideas? . . .
• • Source: Kirkus Reviews; published on Monday, 1 March 1982
• • The evolution of 2 Mae West plays that keep her memory alive • •
• • A discussion with Mae West playwright LindaAnn LoSchiavo — —
• • http://lideamagazine.com/renaissance-woman-new-york-city-interview-lindaann-loschiavo/
• • The Mae West Blog celebrates its 16th anniversary • • 
• • Thank you for reading, sending questions, and posting comments during these past fifteen years. Not long ago, we entertained 3,497 visitors. And we reached a milestone recently when we completed 4,700 blog posts. Wow! 
• • By the Numbers • •
• • The Mae West Blog was started fifteen years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 4,762nd blog post. Unlike many blogs, which draw upon reprinted content from a newspaper or a magazine and/ or summaries, links, or photos, the mainstay of this blog is its fresh material focused on the life and career of Mae West, herself an American original.

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