Mae West: Succulent Sinner

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 40 of 68.
• • Mae West in Hollywood 1932 – 1943 • •
• • Mae West: “Goin’ to Town” felt quite underrated • •
• • “KLONDIKE ANNIE” (80 mins, 1936) • •
• • Mae West’s role was The Frisco Doll, Rose Carlton • •

• • Andy Goulding wrote: Just when you think you’ve got a handle on West’s style, she pulls the rug from under you yet again.
• • Andy Goulding wrote: With “Klondike Annie,” West not only serves up a drama but a drama with a strong moral core and religious themes.
• • Andy Goulding wrote: It doesn’t take more than a few minutes of trawling online reviews to find numerous disillusioned Mae West fans pointing the finger at the Hays Code by way of explanation, suggesting that its demand had turned West from a succulent sinner into a pious saint.
• • Mae West: Exploration of morality • • …
• • This will be continued on the next post.
• • Source: Blueprint Reviews U.K.; posted on Friday, 3 December 2021.
• • On Monday, 14 November 1932 • •
• • Deliberately courting the disdain and despisal of Joe Breen, William LeBaron and Emanuel Cohen were daring enough to try to rush a script into production by Monday, 14 November 1932. "Ruby Red" was written by Mae West (assisted by John Bright). The Hays Office suspected a mutiny, however.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Mae West's chauffeur, Albert "Chalky" Wright, was a former boxer who in 2003 was placed on The Ring magazine's list of 100 greatest punchers of all time.
• • In Her Own Words • •

• • Mae West said: "It's a bit difficult to do this but you've got to make a man think he's makin' the play for you, even if he isn't — — if you get what I mean."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • Associated Press syndicated an interview with Mae West that was picked up by many papers.
• • "All a Girl Needs Is Brains Declares Mae West" • •
• • An Exclusive Interview with Alice L. Tildesley,  AP • •
• • "A girl should study her coloring, too," said Mae West. "No excuse these days for looking sallow or pasty or having a pink tip to your nose. Find out about make-up. And then study the colors that bring out your best points. Don't take somebody else's advice — — pick the colors yourself after you've found out about you — — and select your own styles."
• • "And if none of the current styles is becoming to you, then invent your own. I did. And it looks like fifty million Frenchmen have decided I knew more than they did about it!" …
• • Source: Associated Press exclusive rpt by The Charleston Daily Mail (Charleston, West Virginia); published on Sunday, 12 November 1933
• • 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 5,100 blog posts. Wow!
• • By the Numbers • •
• • The Mae West Blog was started eighteen years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 5,118th 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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