Mae West: Misogynistic Humor

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 58 of 68.
• • Mae West in Hollywood 1932 – 1943 • •
• • Mae West: But the joke is aimed at W.C. Fields • •

• • Andy Goulding wrote: The joke is aimed at Fields, with the double punchline being that he hurt his foot on her corset and that she came back the following day and beat up both her attackers.
• • Andy Goulding wrote: But it’s hard to see where the humour ever was in a speech that features the line “I starts kicking her in the midriff.”
• • Andy Goulding wrote: It’s an odd example of violence against women being seen as an acceptable punchline.
• • Andy Goulding wrote: And this is a trope that, unfortunately, lasted well into the 1980s.
• • Andy Goulding wrote: “My Little Chickadee,” for all its failings, is a handsomely mounted film that passes 80 minutes quite enjoyably, especially when Mae West is onscreen.
• • Mae West: Enjoyable to wait for Mae’s next scene • • …
• • This will be continued on the next post.
• • Source: Blueprint Reviews U.K.; posted on Friday, 3 December 2021.
• • On Monday, 15 December 1930 • •
• • On Monday, 15 December 1930 this material was copyrighted: "Frisco Kate, a play in 3 acts" by Mae West.
• • Mae listed her address as 200 West 57th Street, New York, NY in 1930.
• • On Friday, 15 December 1933 • •
• • The release date for "She Done Him Wrong" in France was on Friday, 15 December 1933. In that country, the film's title was "Lady Lou."
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •

• • Mae West — the femme fatale of the Bowery, bowling her leading men over one by one with her classical interpretation of a story-book strumpet.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "I walk two or three miles a day. I eat lots of proteins and ... I don't think about anything that might bother me."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • A new-sheet Gunsite Gossip mentioned Mae West.
• • Jeff Cooper wrote: In the German magazine Visier, we see the new H and K SOCOM as "Zu viel des Gutes," which means "Too much of a good thing." Are any of you old enough to recall what Mae West had to say about that?
• • Jeff Cooper wrote: According to the legend, she said "Too much of good thing is ... marvelous!"
• • Source: Gunsite Gossip; posted in December 1997
• • 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 • •
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