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MAE WEST performed musical numbers in the motion picture "The Heat's On" [1943], although the songs in this film are probably the least known. Portraying an actress Fay Lawrence, Mae opens the mish-mash musical singing “I’m Just a Stranger in Town.” When Hubert Bainbridge — — a pathetic would-be lothario [actor Victor Moore] — — comes to pitch some woo with his bad toupee unhinged, Fay says, “Don’t look now, honey, but your hair’s skiddin’!” 
• • Let's give credit where credit is due. Performed by Mae West (uncredited) in the show "Indiscretions" was "I'm Just a Stranger in Town"; music by Jay Gorney with lyrics by Henry Myers and Edward Eliscu [Copyright 1944 by Mills Music Inc.].
• • Well, once is never enough, right? Performed by Mae West (uncredited) and chorus in the show "Tropicana" was "Hello, Mi Amigo"; music by Jay Gorney with lyrics by Henry Myers and Edward Eliscu [Copyright 1944 by Mills Music Inc.].
• • Yes, yes, Mae deserved better. And so did the Romanian-American musician Edward Eliscu [1902 — 1998], born in New York, New York on 2 April 1902. The son of author Edward Eliscu, he attended City College and began to perform in stage plays. This introduction to the theatre led to his career as a lyricist; he went on to create the libretti for shows and then for Hollywood movies starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, etc. His lyric writing credits included several Broadway shows such as "The Garrick Gaieties" [1930] and "The Third Little Show." His chief collaborators included Jay Gorney, Gus Kahn, Billy Rose, and Vincent Youmans. Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1985, Edward Eliscu died in Newtown, Connecticut in the month of June — — on 18 June 1998.
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• • Writing from Indonesia, M. Dee Dubroff explains: Officials from Indonesia’s space agency and well-respected astronomers believe the crop circles were sculpted by human hands and all agree that a UFO, like Mae West used to say about goodness, had nothing to do with it. . ..
• • Source: Article: "Indonesian crop circles: Was a UFO responsible?" written by M. Dee Dubroff for Asian Correspondent; posted on 16 June 2011
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• • The Mae West Blog was started seven years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 1965th 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.
• • Come up and see Mae every day online: http://MaeWest.blogspot.com/
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MAE WEST rustled up a song in every motion picture — — but the numbers in "The Heat's On" [1943] are probably the least known. Portraying an actress Fay Lawrence, Mae opens the mish-mash musical singing “I’m Just a Stranger in Town.” When Hubert Bainbridge — — a pathetic would-be lothario [actor Victor Moore] — — comes to pitch some woo with his bad toupee unhinged, Fay says, “Don’t look now, honey, but your hair’s skiddin’!”
• • Let's give credit where credit is due. Performed by Mae West (uncredited) in the show "Indiscretions" was "I'm Just a Stranger in Town"; music by Jay Gorney with lyrics by Henry Myers and Edward Eliscu [Copyright 1944 by Mills Music Inc.].
• • Well, once is never enough, right? Performed by Mae West (uncredited) and chorus in the show "Tropicana" was "Hello, Mi Amigo"; music by Jay Gorney with lyrics by Henry Myers and Edward Eliscu [Copyright 1944 by Mills Music Inc.]. That's not all, folks.
• • Certainly, Mae deserved better. And so did musician Jay Gorney [1896 — 1990], born in Bialystok, Russia. This versatile gentleman was an author, a composer, songwriter ("Brother, Can You Spare A Dime?"), producer, and teacher. In 1906, he arrived in the USA and was educated at the University of Michigan (BA, LL.B) and was also a music student of Earl Moore. The five-foot-six composer created five Michigan Union musicals and became a U.S. Navy bandmaster during World War II.
• • After a long life filled with numerous accomplishments, awards, and acclaim, Jay Gorney died during the month of June — — on 14 June 1990 — — in New York City. His talented daughter Karen Lynn Gorney has devoted herself to singing his most popular numbers — — no, not the aforementioned "Hello, Mi Amigo" nor "I'm Just a Stranger in Town," not so far anyway. Hmmm! Wonder why....• • Come up and see Mae every day online: http://MaeWest.blogspot.com/________
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Victor Moore was in one motion picture with MAE WEST.
• • Born in Hammonton, New Jersey, Victor Moore [24 February 1876 — 24 July 1962] was a star of stage and screen, as well as being a comedian, writer, and director. The five-foot-seven vaudevillian and his first wife Emma Littlefield [1883 — 1934] trooped together in variety for several decades. Victor Moore made his film debut in 1915. During his versatile career, Victor Moore appeared in over 50 films and 21 Broadway shows.
• • During the month of July — — on 24 July 1962 — — Victor Moore had a heart attack and died in East Islip, Long Island, New York. He was 86 years old. Victor Moore is interred in a crypt in a Cypress Hills Cemetery mausoleum in Brooklyn, New York.
• • "The Heat's On" was released on 2 December 1943.
• • The director responsible for this rum-soaked fruitcake was Gregory Ratoff.
• • The appealing costume designs for Mae West were done by Walter Plunkett.
• • The main cast was:
• • Mae West — — Fay Lawrence
• • Victor Moore — — Hubert Bainbridge
• • Lloyd Bridges — — Andy Walker
• • William Gaxton — — Tony Ferris
• • Mary Roche — — Janey Bainbridge
• • Hazel Scott — — Herself
• • Lester Allen — — Mouse Beller
• • Xavier Cugat — — Xavier Cugat• • Come up and see Mae every day online: http://MaeWest.blogspot.com/
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MAE WEST was in one motion picture with handsome Lloyd Bridges, who was 30 at the time. 
• • Born in San Leandro, California on 15 January 1913, Lloyd Bridges died during the month of March — — on 10 March 1998 — — of natural causes at age 85. Best known as Mike Nelson, the manly frogman who made a splash on TV's undersea adventure series "Sea Hunt" [1958 — 1961], Bridges had been briefly blacklisted for political activism during the Joe McCarthy era. He is also the father of the actors Beau Bridges and Jeff Bridges.
• • Critics didn't even break a sweat when they rushed to judgment on the rather lame 1943 "comeback comedy" that ran for an unfunny 79 minutes. For instance, the headline for the review in The New York Times razzed: "The Heat Is Definitely Off!"
• • In his All Movie Guide, Hal Erickson offers this fair assessment: After an absence of three years, Mae West returned to the screen in the musical comedy "The Heat's On." La West is cast as Fay Lawrence, a famous Broadway actress who is loved intensely by her producer Tony Ferris (William Gaxton). Rival producer Forrest Stanton (Alan Dinehart) steals Fay away from Ferris by convincing her that she's been blacklisted from Broadway by blue-nosed moralist Hannah Bainbridge (Almira Sessions). Meanwhile, Hannah's puckish brother Hubert (Victor Moore) syphons money from his sister's "clean up show business" committee to produce a musical show for his actress niece Janey (Mary Roche). Somehow, all these characters converge for a spectacular closing production number spotlighting the formidable Fay. Part of the reason for the failure of "The Heat's On" is the fact that Mae West didn't write her own dialogue, as was usually her custom. The film performed so poorly that it would be 27 years before West would again appear on the Big Screen.
• • Presenting a tertium quid, however, Guy Savage cannily observes: "The Heat’s On" (AKA Tropicana) is a sly knock at censorship and how it affects the entertainment industry. Broadway legend Fay Lawrence (Mae West) is in "Indiscretions" — — a show that’s destined to flop — — until producer Tony Ferris (William Gaxton) gets the bright idea to get some free publicity on an indecency issue. ...
• • The director responsible for this rum-soaked cinematic mirth-quake was Gregory Ratoff.
• • The appealing costume designs for Mae West were done by Walter Plunkett.
• • The main cast was:
• • Mae West — — Fay Lawrence
• • Victor Moore — — Hubert Bainbridge
• • Lloyd Bridges — — Andy Walker
• • William Gaxton — — Tony Ferris
• • Mary Roche — — Janey Bainbridge
• • Hazel Scott — — Herself
• • Lester Allen — — Mouse Beller
• • Xavier Cugat — — Xavier Cugat• • Come up and see Mae every day online: http://MaeWest.blogspot.com/
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How many remember MAE WEST in the Columbia film "The Heat's On"? Portraying an actress Fay Lawrence, Mae opens the film singing “I’m Just a Stranger in Town.” When Hubert Bainbridge — — a pathethic would-be lothario [actor Victor Moore] — — comes to pitch some woo with his bad toupee unhinged, Fay says, “Don’t look now, honey, but your hair’s skiddin’!” ["The Heat's On" was released 9 February 1944.]
• • Why mention an ill-conceived movie from the 1940s? Wait, there's a tie-in!
• • Don't look now, honey, but your chance to spend an evening with "Sex" is skiddin'!
• • The Aurora Theatre (Berkeley, California) extended your pleasure by keeping "Sex" onstage until 23 December 2007.
• • Don't be a stranger in town. Beauteous Delia McDougall portrays Margy LaMont — — the role Mae West scripted for herself. Come up and enjoy "Sex" before it goes skiddin' away down memory lane.• • Come up and see Mae every day online: http://MaeWest.blogspot.com/
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