Mae West: For Completists

MAE WEST came to the attention of Tinseltown ninety years ago in 1932. Step into the Time Machine with me for a long, leisurely ride. This is Part 64 of 68.
• • Mae West in Hollywood 1932 – 1943 • •
• • Mae West: For completists • •

• • Andy Goulding wrote: Though not a disaster, “The Heat’s On” is the epitome of a weak film of its era.
• • Andy Goulding wrote: The comedy, which mostly comes courtesy of Victor Moore rather than Mae West, is unfunny; the plot is perfunctory and the majority of the musical turns are drippily dull.
• • Andy Goulding wrote: The notable exception to this latter point is the wonderful Hazel Scott, a jazz pianist and civil rights activist who completely steals the film with a routine in which she plays two pianos simultaneously. The use of black keys on white keys on one piano and white on black on the other predates the message of ‘Ebony and Ivory’ by decades, and the music’s better too!
• • Mae West: A high point in a damp squib • • …
• • Note: Drawing of Walter Plunkett's beautiful gown for Mae West.
• • This will be continued on the next post.
• • Source: Blueprint Reviews U.K.; posted on Friday, 3 December 2021.
• • On Monday, 27 December 1937 • •

• • "Every Day's a Holiday" starring Mae West was reviewed (on page 8) for Film Daily on Monday, 27 December 1937.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • At that time there were no sex symbols, said Marlene Dietrich [born on 27 December 1901]. In my opinion this notion first came into being with Marilyn Monroe. Sex was then taboo.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "If you need a face job, why not?"
• • Mae West said: "I speak two languages, Body and English."
• • Mae West said:  "Permissive is just another word for dirty. Sex is not dirty."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • Film Bulletin mentioned Mae West.
• • “Every Day’s a Holiday” Is One of Mae West’s Best Paramount ― [80 Minutes] • •
• • Although the buxom star still casts meaningful glances, swings her hips and drops an occasional double entendre, “Every Day’s a Holiday” relies more on directly clever dialogue and fast moving action than any of her prior vehicles.
• • Additionally, she is surrounded by a most competent cast of fun-makers, notably Charles Butterworth, Charles Winninger and Walter Catlett. They get plenty of laughs on their own.
• • Note: Actor Charles Butterworth [26 July 1899 — 14 June 1946] specialized in comedy roles.
• • Charles Butterworth was killed in an automobile accident in Los Angeles in June 1946. Unfortunately, he lost control of his car on Sunset Boulevard and crashed. He was 46. …
• • Source: Film Bulletin; published on Saturday, 1 January 1938
• • 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 18th anniversary • • 
• • Thank you for reading, sending questions, and posting comments during these past eighteen years. Not long ago, we entertained 3,497 visitors. And we reached a milestone recently when we completed 5,100 blog posts. Wow! 
• • By the Numbers • •
• • The Mae West Blog was started eighteen years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 5,144th 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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