Mae West: Censors Objected

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 13.
• • Mae West in Hollywood 1932 – 1943 • •
• • Mae West: Censors objected • •
• • “SHE DONE HIM WRONG” (66 mins., 1933) • •
• • Mae West’s role was Lady Lou • •
• • Note: Mae West’s 3-hour melodrama “Diamond Lil” gets about 15 minutes of screen time here.

• • Andy Goulding wrote: Mae West’s triumphant debut in “Night After Night” practically guaranteed her a starring role in her next film and it was fitting that this role be one of her own creation.
• • Andy Goulding wrote: “She Done Him Wrong” is based on West’s successful, controversial Broadway hit "Diamond Lil" and while it is very much a pre-Code film, censors still demanded many changes to reduce elements of West’s liberated take on female sexuality.
• • Mae West: “Diamond” was banned from the suggested titles • • …
• • This will be continued on the next post.
• • Source: Blueprint Reviews U.K.; posted on Friday, 3 December 2021.
• • On Saturday, 28 September 1974 • •
• • The colorful Mae West room in Dalí Theatre and Museum opened on Saturday, 28 September 1974.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •

• • It was in early September 1933 that Paramount’s film crew had called it a wrap for "I'm No Angel" starring Mae West and co-starring Cary Grant.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "Charlie Chaplin, by the way, has sex appeal. That may seem far-fetched but think it over. He has it, which is one of the secrets of how he remains in favor.”
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • A reviewer in Time covered a play by Mae West.
• • "The Theatre: New Plays in Manhattan" • •
• • "The Constant Sinner" • •
• • Time's critic wrote: Three seasons ago Mae West's lusty singing of "Frankie and Johnnie" and the nostalgic flavor of bar and brothel scenes made "Diamond Lil" a Broadway hit. In "The Constant Sinner," which Mae West wrote from her own novel, the bars and brothels are Harlem in 1931, and Mae West does not sing. But "The Constant Sinner" is no tame play, nor is it a dull play.  ...
• • Source: Time Magazine; published on Monday, 28 September 1931
• • 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 5,000 blog posts. Wow! 
• • By the Numbers • •
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