Mae West: Uncredited Co-writer

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 6.
• • Mae West in Hollywood 1932 – 1943 • •
• • Mae West: Uncredited Co-writer • •
• • Andy Goulding wrote: The witty screenplay by Vincent Lawrence is bolstered by contributions from two uncredited co-writers; Hollywood legend Joseph L. Mankiewicz and Mae West herself, who was allowed to write much of her own dialogue, including that famous risqué line [sic] about diamonds.

• • Andy Goulding wrote: The cast here is a delight.
• • Andy Goulding wrote: George Raft, latterly famous for not being the greatest actor, does perfectly fine as Joe Anton and Constance Cummings is agreeable as Miss Healey.
• • Andy Goulding wrote: But in this kind of film the leads tend to be the least interesting part and their central relationship is merely the throughline on which to hang more entertaining antics.
• • Mae West: Scene-stealing Maudie • • …
• • This will be continued on the next post.
• • Source: Blueprint Reviews U.K.; posted on Friday, 3 December 2021.
• • On Wednesday, 19 September 1928 • •
• • Variety used their hammer on Mae West more often than a judge uses a gavel. Variety published a review (on page 46) in their issue dated for Wednesday, 19 September 1928. The title was "Oh, My Dear, Here's Mae West's New Show — Get a Load of It and Weep."  
• • Weep for Diamond Lil? Thanks a heap, Variety.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •

• • Mae West herself parodied actress Greta Garbo in the film within a film, "The Drifting Lady" in "Go West Young Man."
• • Dashing New Yorker Jack LaRue returned to Mae's side to play Rico in those "Drifting Lady" scenes within the main movie.
• • In 1928, Mae had cast him as Juarez, a South American gigolo and sex trafficker, whose secret romance with Diamond Lil incites deadly jealousy.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "Men, in fact, are generally regarded as my weakness. It is instinctive for a woman to want a man to protect her."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • The papers in New Zealand mentioned Mae West.
• • "At the Grand Theatre" • •
• • Set in the Old West, "My Little Chickadee" starring Mae West and W. C. Fields — — and every line a laugh ...
• • Source: The Bay of Plenty Beacon; published on Friday, 20 September 1940
• • 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 5,084th 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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