Mae West: Spoof Western

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 57 of 68.
• • Mae West in Hollywood 1932 – 1943 • •
• • Mae West: W.C. Fields and his pompously eloquent persona • •

• • Andy Goulding wrote: Fields has some funny moments, like a borderline surreal bath sequence in which we see just his legs washing themselves, and his pompously eloquent persona is amusing, though a little goes a long way and it’s so broad that he makes Mae West look subtle.
• • Andy Goulding wrote: Once again, there are elements here that haven’t aged well.
• • Andy Goulding wrote: This is a spoof Western and so there are the usual Native American stereotypes of ululating savages that were pretty much a staple in early examples of the genre.
• • Andy Goulding wrote: Far stranger is a speech by Fields as he fills in behind a saloon bar, in which he tells a story about how he and another barman beat up a female bandit.

• • Mae West: But the joke is aimed at W.C. Fields • • …
• • This will be continued on the next post.
• • Source: Blueprint Reviews U.K.; posted on Friday, 3 December 2021.
• • On Tuesday, 14 December 1937 • •
• • Conservative Catholic Martin Quigley's hand-wringing article, "Radio Begs Trouble," found its way into Motion Picture Daily who ran it on page 10.
• • The issue, centered around the controversial NBC Sunday evening broadcast starring Mae West, was dated for Tuesday, 14 December 1937.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Hollywood — Owen Moore is back from New York to play with Mae West in her first Paramount starring vehicle, "Ruby Red."
• • Owen Moore is abandoning a personal appearance tour which started in Hollywood last April.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "I've never seen any of Marilyn Monroe's movies but she's probably a sweet kid."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • The Scarsdale Inquirer mentioned Mae West.
• • The Scarsdale Theatre on Garth Road would be screening the Mae West picture called "Belle of the Nineties" on December 19th and 20th, 1934. …
• • Source: The Scarsdale Inquirer; published on Friday, 14 December 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 5,100 blog posts. Wow! 
• • By the Numbers • •
• • The Mae West Blog was started eighteen years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 5,136th 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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