Mae West: Sneaks It In

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 3.
• • Mae West in Hollywood 1932 – 1943 • •
• • Mae West: As censors square up to her • •
• • Andy Goulding wrote: In fact, as the censors square up to West, it’s fascinating to see how she gets round them and often surprising just how much she sneaks in under their noses.
• • Andy Goulding wrote: Watching these films chronologically is a fascinating and consistently enjoyable experience and I emerged a fully fledged fan.
• • "NIGHT AFTER NIGHT" (76 mins., 1932) • •

• • Mae West’s role: Maudie Triplett • •
• • Andy Goulding wrote: “Night After Night” was Mae West’s screen debut and from what I’d heard about the film I was very much expecting it to be a mere hors d’oeuvre to the main course of her starring vehicles.
• • Mae West: Underrated Gem • • …
• • This will be continued on the next post.
• • Source: Blueprint Reviews U.K.; posted on Friday, 3 December 2021.
• • On Monday, 14 September 1931 • •
• • On Monday, 14 September 1931, Mae West's Harlem drama "The Constant Sinner" opened on Broadway. Mae took the role of Babe Gordon.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Hollywood — Mae West announced last week that she would move her permanent residence from New York to California. She and her father, Dr. [sic] Jack West, are looking over San Fernando Valley for a ranch.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "I got in everyone's hair asking questions. Why this and why that? I was in a strange land and I had to learn the tricks."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • A syndicated article circulated an interview with Mae West.
• • “Will I Last?” • •

• • Mae West said: That's the question which has had Hollywood talking from the time I first flashed on the screen until today. I can answer that one for Hollywood.
• • Mae West said: My answer is "Yes."
• • Mae West said: But the fact that "I'm No Angel" did three times the business of the record-setting "She Done Him Wrong" and "The Belle of the Nineties" speaks for itself. I have always — — as the diamond-saying goes — — two strikes on me. Because of the records set by my pictures, I have to top each one.  ...
• • Source: Syndicated article rpt in Logansport Pharos-Tribune (Logansport, Indiana); published on Wednesday, 12 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 5,081st 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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