Mae West: Underrated Gem

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 4.
• • Mae West in Hollywood 1932 – 1943 • •
• • Mae West: An Underrated Gem • •
• • Andy Goulding wrote: The received wisdom is that this is a stiff, lifeless affair, save for the fleeting moments when Mae West sashays across the screen.

• • Andy Goulding wrote: So I came for the historical significance but, as it turned out, I stayed for the underrated gem.
• • Andy Goulding wrote: Joe Anton, a rough-around-the-edges speakeasy owner, becomes fascinated by one of his regular patrons Miss Healey, a woman who sits alone every night in a contemplative state.
• • Andy Goulding wrote: Already taking lessons in high-class deportment from the sweet-natured but crushingly unfulfilled Miss Jellyman, Joe ups his game by inviting Miss Healey to dinner, with Miss Jellyman coming along for support.
• • Mae West: A Standout Performance • • …
• • This will be continued on the next post.
• • Source: Blueprint Reviews U.K.; posted on Friday, 3 December 2021.
• • On Tuesday, 15 September 1931 • •
• • The article “Mae West Returns” was printed in The New York Sun on Tuesday, 15 September 1931.
• • The review "Play 'Constant Sinner' Opens" was seen in the New York American on Tuesday, 15 September 1931.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • It was September when Mae West was in a Los Angeles hospital and, unfortunately, not doing well.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "I did things a year ago that I wouldn't do at all now."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • A syndicated article on Hollywood stars mentioned Mae West.
• • "Have Cars Wired" • •
• • Leicester Wagner noted: Mae West has been bothered so often that she finally had the car doors wired for electricity. Those who try to clamber aboard are rudely reminded that electricity gives an uneasy jolt. Katharine Hepburn also has wired her car. ...
• • Source: United Press column rpt in The Courier-Journal (Louisville, Kentucky); published on Monday, 10 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 5,082nd 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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