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.
• • “Night After Night” • •
• • Dillon Gonzales wrote: Synopsis: Screen greats George Raft (Spawn of the North) and Mae West (She Done Him Wrong) star in the Pre-Code drama Night After Night, about a speakeasy owner with a colorful past.
• • Dillon Gonzales wrote: Complicating matters, his flamboyant ex-girlfriend, Maudie Triplett (Mae West), breezes over to their table and innocently begins to expose Joe’s criminal past.
• • Dillon Gonzales wrote: Making her screen debut, Mae West delighted audiences with her wit, beauty and charm, thus launching her career as one of the most unforgettable Hollywood icons of all time.
• • Dillon Gonzales wrote: Co-starring Louis Calhern (The Magnificent Yankee) and wonderfully directed by Archie Mayo (The Petrified Forest).
• • 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 Saturday, 29 June 1935 • •
• • Paramount liaison John Hammell wrote diplomatic letters to Will Hays but his skills were sorely tested by the "Klondike Annie" project. One of Hammell's soothing missives (dated for 29 June 1935) explained: "The ending of our story will be a romance between Mae West and one of the characters in our picture, and it will indicate for the future a normal life and nothing that will bring condemnation from the most scrupulous."
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Born in New York City, Vera West designed the gowns Mae West wore in her collaboration with W.C. Fields. Vera West remained at Universal until her death in 1947 where she was responsible for the gowns for the most part. Her credit appeared on 339 motion pictures.
• • Vera West died in Los Angeles on Sunday, 29 June 1947. She was 49.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "Why don't you come up and see me some time? Make it Tuesday, that's amateur night."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • An article about gender and films mentioned Mae West.
• • A Gender Variance Who's Who wrote: The motion picture "Dinah East" [1969] tells of a female film star (Jeremy Stockwell in his first role) who is found to be male-bodied after she dies. The suggestion that this was a reference to Mae West is too strong, she threatens legal action, and the film is withdrawn. ...
• • Source: A Gender Variance Who's Who; posted on Monday, 1 June 2009
• • 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 4,766th 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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