Mae West: Continued Interest

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 63 of 68.
• • Mae West in Hollywood 1932 – 1943 • •
• • Mae West: The film strings together showpieces • •

• • Andy Goulding wrote: This kind of musical, in which an afterthought of a plot is used to string together a series of showpieces, was not uncommon in the 1930s and 1940s.
• • Andy Goulding wrote: But they don’t tend to get shown much now because the material has often dated poorly.
• • Andy Goulding wrote: “The Heat’s On” seems to have survived above its contemporaries chiefly because of Mae West’s involvement and the continued interest in her work.
• • Andy Goulding wrote: However, its previous availability had been quite limited.
• • Andy Goulding wrote: Its preservation here then is a cause for celebration for completists, even if it had little to offer the average viewer.

• • Mae West: For completists • • …
• • This will be continued on the next post.
• • Source: Blueprint Reviews U.K.; posted on Friday, 3 December 2021.
• • On 26 December 1946 in The N.Y. Times • •
• • Bosley Crowther wrote an obit: W.C. Fields, 66, Dies; Famed as Comedian.
• • According to Bosley Crowther's coverage: Pasadena, Calif., Dec. 25 —  W. C. Fields, the comedian whose deadpan gestures, raspy remarks and "never give a sucker an even break" characterizations made him a showman beloved the nation over, died today at the age of 66.

• • During the last ten years, the principal motion pictures of W.C. Fields were "Poppy," "The Big Broadcast of 1938," "You Can't Cheat an Honest Man," "My Little Chickadee," written by Mae West and Mr. Fields and starring both; . . . .
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Aileen St. John Brenon wrote: There are many things in Mae West’s life you've never even heard about, and that she'd never dream of mentioning.  
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "The idea for 'Every Day's a Holiday' came to me in 56 seconds."
• • Mae West said: "I had been starred but I was glad to go to Hollywood as a nobody."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • Film Bulletin mentioned Mae West.
• • “Every Day’s a Holiday” Is One of Mae West’s Best Paramount ― [80 Minutes] • •
• • Mae West, Edmund Lowe, Charles Butterworth, Charles Winninger, Walter Catlett, Lloyd Nolan, Herman Bing, Louis Armstrong.
• • Directed by A. Edward Sutherland.
• • Here is one of Mae West's funniest pictures (probably the best since her first), yet it is the least suggestive.  …
• • Source: Film Bulletin; published on Saturday, 1 January 1938
• • 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 5,143rd 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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