MAE WEST is back onscreen. This assessment of her Blu-ray line-up is by Stephen Bjork. This is Part 1 of his lengthy review.
• • "I'm No Angel" (Blu-ray Review) • •
• • Stephen Bjork wrote: “I’m No Angel” was the second film to feature Mae West as its lead actor, and the first where she received primary screenwriting credit.
• • Stephen Bjork wrote: Tira (Mae West) is a dancer and a lion tamer at a circus sideshow who keeps herself in style by using her innumerable wiles to get men to shower her with gifts.
• • Cary Grant makes a second appearance • •
• • Stephen Bjork wrote: When a twist of fate takes her to New York City, she ends up involved with the wealthy Jack Clayton (Cary Grant).
• • Stephen Bjork wrote: But when he’s persuaded that she’s not the kind of woman that he should be with, she sues him for breach of promise and handles the court case herself.
• • Stephen Bjork wrote: Given the legal issues that West had faced due to the risque nature of her earlier stage productions, there’s doubtless an element of wish fulfillment for her in the story, especially in the confident way that Tira handles all of the witnesses against her.
• • Mae West: Risque Nature • • …
• • Stephen Bjork’s article will continue on the next post.
• • Source: The Digital Bits; published on Friday, 30 July 2021.
• • On Monday, 24 August 1931 • •
• • When Mae West brought her play "The Constant Sinner" to Atlantic City for a try-out in August 1931, the crowds lined up for tickets, noted The New York Times: "With two rows of standees and chairs in the aisles for extra celebrants, last Monday night saw Mae West run through her latest daisy chain, "The Constant Sinner," at the Apollo Theatre in Atlantic City. . ." [NY Times on 30 August 1931].
• • The play opened out of town in New Jersey's resort town at the Apollo Theatre on Monday, 24 August 1931.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • In 1932, Mae West's jewel robbery was on the front page.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "Hiring someone to write your autobiography is like hiring someone to take a bath for you."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • Screenland Magazine mentioned Mae West.
• • When Mae West visited the Motion Picture Hall of Fame at the Fair there was quite a flutter in the audience. An observer reported that he heard at least ten women say, "Isn't she tiny! I expected to see a big woman."
• • Screenland's columnist added: You see, Toots, the camera always makes one look larger than in real life. ...
• • Note: Mae West was not even five feet tall and wore platform shoes under gowns to disguise her small stature.
• • Source: Screenland; published in the issue for September 1933
• • 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 4,800 blog posts. Wow!
• • By the Numbers • •
• • The Mae West Blog was started fifteen years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 4,806th 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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