MAE WEST is back onscreen. This assessment of her first starrer, by Dennis Seuling, is Part 4 of 13 segments.
• • Mae West: Created characters who were in charge • •
• • Dennis Seuling wrote: The characters she creates always seem in charge of every situation, showing little emotion other than a raised eyebrow or a sexy leer.
• • Dennis Seuling wrote: Mae West adapted the screenplay from her own stage play Diamond Lil, changing the name of the main character to Lady Lou and softening some of the play’s racier lines. The new dialogue drew on implication, insinuation, and innuendo, which Mae West actually found funnier.
• • Dennis Seuling wrote: Some examples: “Listen, when women go wrong, men go right after them;” “You know, it was a toss up whether I go in for diamonds or sing in the choir. The choir lost;” “I wasn’t always rich… there was a time I didn’t know where my next husband was coming from.”
• • Mae West: Sexually liberated screen persona • • . . .
• • Dennis Seuling's review continues on the next post.
• • Source: The Digital Bits; published on Friday, 28 May 2021.
• • On Wednesday, 16 July 1952 in Groton, Connecticut • •
• • On Wednesday, 16 July 1952 Mae West traveled to the Groton submarine base to participate in the "debut" of the scarlet red life jackets dubbed "Mae Wests" [a flotation device]. The new color was designed to be visible from greater distances; a cord attached to the jackets, when pulled, caused them to immediately inflate, getting a nod of approval as their namesake stood by for the demonstration.
• • July 2004: Mae West Blog launches • •
• • We’re here to keep Mae mavens up to date, correct errors, celebrate each revival of a play she wrote, post the latest Westian stage and book reviews. And answer our fan mail!
• • The light’s still on. Come up and see Mae every day.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • In the motion picture "Goin' to Town" starring Mae West [1935], Mona Rico was cast in a bit part as Dolores Lopez.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "A lotta issue over a little tissue."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • The Associated Press mentioned Mae West.
• • By Walter B. Clausen (Associated Press Staff Writer)
• • Hollywood, Calif., July 17.— (A.P.) — John Barrymore is virtually down to his last yacht. Joan Crawford has more jewels than "Diamond Lil" Mae West. Charles Chaplin is the wealthiest movie star. Harold Lloyd is the screen's largest landholder.
• • Walter B. Clausen wrote: These are some of the facts written into the records of the county tax collector, now that the time approaches again for collecting taxes, many of the stars own property outside Los Angeles County, of course. . . .
• • Source: Associated Press; published on Wednesday, 17 July 1935
• • 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 17th anniversary • •
• • Thank you for reading, sending questions, and posting comments during these past seventeen 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 4,779th 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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