Mae West: Maudie Was Key

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 11.
• • Mae West in Hollywood 1932 – 1943 • •
• • Mae West: Her presence is the key to the film’s longevity • •

• • Andy Goulding wrote: The ending isn’t so much a happily-ever-after as a brace-yourself-for-further-disaster, as evidenced in Mae West’s smirking final remark.
• • Andy Goulding wrote: “Night After Night” is better than its patchy reputation suggests.
• • Andy Goulding wrote: But while there is more to the 1932 motion picture than just Mae West, it is true to say that her presence is the key to the film’s longevity.
• • Andy Goulding wrote: Remove the minor character of Joe Anton's diamond draped ex-girlfriend Maudie Triplett, as it would be so easy to do from a narrative standpoint alone, and you would significantly decrease the film’s appeal.
• • Andy Goulding wrote: In fact, the whole thing could come toppling down.

• • Andy Goulding wrote: Tough-guy actor George Raft later remarked that Mae West (making her screen debut here in 1932) “stole everything but the cameras.”
• • Mae West: Dares the camera to lust after her • • …
• • This will be continued on the next post.
• • Source: Blueprint Reviews U.K.; posted on Friday, 3 December 2021.
• • On Saturday, 26 September 1931 in Billboard • •
• • About "The Constant Sinner," Jack Mehler wrote that "it has the makings of a good money show, both for Miss West and the Shubert Brothers, who are reported in on it." Mehler's entire review was published in Billboard's issue dated for Saturday, 26 September 1931.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • "In and Out of Hollywood: A Biographer’s Memoir" written by Charles Higham mentions a few highlights from his friendship with Mae West.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: “I wouldn't be thrown out at a stag party. But I'd rather make talking pictures than make whoopee.”
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • Motion Picture Daily mentioned Mae West.
• • "Sounds Like a Riot" • •
• • Motion Picture Daily wrote: New Orleans, Sept. 21, 1934 — The Tribune, a morning publication, prints this anent the Mae West midnight preview at the Saenger: "In all my days I never saw such a stampede to get into a movie theatre as the one put on at the Saenger to see Mae West's latest picture.”
• • Motion Picture Daily wrote: “They broke doors, pushed out glasses, tore down railings, stampeded over fainting women and cursed and yelled during the rampage. Some persons stood in line for at least two hours  — — and some even went so far as to threaten physical injury if they were not permitted to crowd inside."
• • Motion Picture Daily wrote: "Mae West, herself, would have enjoyed the scene." ...
• • Source: Motion Picture Daily; published on Friday, 21 September 1934 
• • 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 5,089th 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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