Mae West: Going Down? No!

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 2.
• • Mae West in Hollywood 1932 – 1943 • •
• • Mae West: A formula? No, not really. • •
• • Andy Goulding wrote: There’s received wisdom amongst many reviews that all Mae West films are pretty much the same and that they go downhill the moment the censorious Hays Code takes a firm grip.

• • Andy Goulding wrote: While there is certainly a hint of a formula to some of the early films, it is an effective one and to say it continues across the whole West catalogue is simply untrue.
• • Andy Goulding wrote: The style varies across her output to incorporate farce, melodrama, westerns, light character comedy, boisterous ensemble pieces and showbiz revues.
• • Andy Goulding wrote: And only those hungry for the most risqué of one-liners and nothing besides (something West is unfortunately reduced to all too frequently) would contend that the quality dips significantly.
• • Mae West: As censors square up to her • • …
• • This will be continued on the next post.
• • Source: Blueprint Reviews U.K.; posted on Friday, 3 December 2021.
• • On Sunday, 13 September 1953 • •
• • Walter Ames wrote the amusing article "Who's Marilyn Monroe, Queen Mae West Asks" for The Los Angeles Times.  His piece ran on the front page — — of the weekend edition dated for Sunday, 13 September 1953.  
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Letters come to Mae West from all over the world.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "I'd rather make pictures than whoopee."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • An article about a new TV show mentioned Mae West.
• • TV Guide wrote: Mae West, now 66, will soon star in a five-a-week, late night, quarter hour show locally, and then has plans for a film series, "Klondike Lou" ....
• • Source: TV Guide; published on Saturday, 13 September 1958
• • 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 • •
• • The Mae West Blog was started eighteen years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 5,080th 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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