Mae West: Dynamic Debut

In 1932, Paramount’s speakeasy movie was adapted from Louis Bromfield's story "Single Night" but the dialogue that was added by MAE WEST made this motion picture memorable and secured her first contract.
• • "Night After Night" ― reviewed by Picture Play in February 1933 • •
• • George Raft's "Night After Night" gains immeasurably by the presence of the famous Mae West.
• • A new phase of night-club life is admirably pictured here, with a new set of characters, new motives, and new situations.  
• • Yet the result is not quite as strong as might be anticipated.  
• • There is enough merit, however, to make the film above the ordinary.

• • It concerns George Raft as the proprietor of a glittering resort that once was a handsome residence and Constance Cummings as the girl who used to live there.
• • Mae West: Her debut saved this dull 1932 motion picture • • …
• • This three-part review will be continued on the next post.
• • Source: Picture Play; issue dated for February 1933.
• • On Tuesday, 28 February 1933 • •
• • An article on Mae's staying power — — "Paramount's Unusual 3d Week for Mae West" — — was printed in Variety on Tuesday, 28 February 1933.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Here’s a little lowdown: Mae West is trying to get Clark Gable for her leading man in her next picture. Hotcha!
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "The guy's trying to cash in again! I got a new picture out and he's pulling the same stunt he pulled the last time one was released." [Mae’s comment was in reference to Frank Wallace’s legal ploys on Friday, 28 February 1936.]
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • Modern Screen mentioned Mae West.
• • Paramount kills Mae West's prize fights • •
• • Mae West's pet entertainment is prize fights. Swanky parties, formal dinners, premieres and the like hold no interest for Diamond Lil. She likes action!  
• • But evidently Mae was getting a little too noisy ― or something.  Anyway, the studio has shut down on Mae's fun. The order is: No more prize fights. …
• • Note: Modern Screen Magazine, 100 Fifth Avenue, New York City.
• • Source: Modern Screen; issue dated for July 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 4,900 blog posts. Wow! 
• • By the Numbers • •
• • The Mae West Blog was started seventeen years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 4,939th 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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