She Done Him Wrong

1933 "Mae West gives a 'Hot Time' to the nation!"
6.3| 1h6m| NR| en
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New York singer and nightclub owner Lady Lou has more men friends than you can imagine. One of them is a vicious criminal who’s escaped and is on the way to see “his” girl, not realising she hasn’t exactly been faithful in his absence. Help is at hand in the form of young Captain Cummings, a local temperance league leader.

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Whitech It is not only a funny movie, but it allows a great amount of joy for anyone who watches it.
filippaberry84 I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.
Neive Bellamy Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.
Frances Chung Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable
coulsonsam They don't make em like they used to. Just discovered Mae West. She's now become one of my all time favourite movie actors. Imagine if she was able to link up with Tarantino. Wish there was more actors like her. Gonna watch more of her stuff. This has been a great place to start. Some of her one liners are the best I've ever seen in the movies. Highly recommend.
Hitchcoc Mae West is another one of those actresses that played the same role time after time. She played Mae West. What distinguishes the movies are the lines and she was a masterful created of double entendre with a big load of sex. She would surround herself with the actors of the day, like Gilbert Roland and Wallace Beery. The one that benefited the most here was Cary Grant. It's hard to realize that he goes back so far. I have to admit that for mot of my life I found West's thing to be off handed and tiresome. But now I know that she had great timing and and interesting stage presence. She could deliver a "dirty" line like no other. This gave us the famous like, "Come up and see me sometime."
LeonLouisRicci Those who don't Understand the Appeal of Mae West don't Understand what the Appeal is. Her Character is just more than that, it is a Caricature, a Cartoonish Whimsy of Womanhood. She is the Embodiment of Sexuality with a Body that is Constructed with Broad Lines and Exaggeration. Not a Classic Beauty. She is a Singing Sensation who doesn't Sing Very Well, but it is what She Sings ABOUT that is the Attraction. She is All Swagger and Sway, a Bawdy, Gaudy, Gal with a Libido on Full Display and a Heart of Gold.Nothing about Her is Remotely Real and has Little to do with a Real Woman. She is a Fantasy, for the Male and the Female. An Uninhibited Sexpot that's Ready and Wiiling for the Men and an Unbridled, Free Spirit for the Women. This Movie is Full of Mae West Quotes that have become a Part of Popular Culture. To set the Record Straight the most Famous is also the most Misrepresented. It is Often said..."Come up and see me sometime." But the Actual Quote is..."Come up sometime, and see me." When Quoted Accurately, there is a Big Difference. She is Offering a Peek and the Inaccurate Quote is just an Invitation to Visit.The Movie has quite a Few other Interesting Things going on that, along with the Famous Sexual Innuendos and Double Entendres, there is White Slavery, Counterfeiting, a Killer that is not put on Trial, an Almost Fetish Photography of Beer, Nudie Trading Cards, a Bare Breasted Painting that Hangs over the Free Lunch Counter, the Black Maid is Nicknamed "Eight-Ball", and more.The Movie was Sighted as a Major Reason by the Production Code as a Moral Imperative to Extinguish such Corrupting Influences, it saved Paramount Studios from Bankruptcy, Made Mae West a Star and a Star Maker who Insisted on an Unknown Cary Grant to Play Opposite.Overall it is a Short, Racy, but not Raunchy, Slice of Pre-Code Fun.
NutzieFagin She Done Him Wrong staring Mae West is one of those old black and white flicks that entertains as well shows off a little "naughtiness". It was said that this is the film that saved Paramont Studios when they were having financial woes. The film is a reproduction of a Broadway play called Diamond Lil. She Done Him Wrong has a fine cast of players ranging from Cary Grant(an unknown at the time but made a star) But the real star is a tough Brooklyn born actress named Mae West.Mae came from a rough and tumble background. A daughter of boxer named "Battlin" Jack West and her mother, a corset maker with Burlesque connections, Mae grew up in a challenging environment. But she loved the Burlesque theater so much that she left school and performed on the stage. She wasn't a raving beauty, a bit overweight and not so much a voice but Boy! she seemed to steal the scenes with a sexy purr, gorgeous clothes and a erotic glow with her eyes. Mae knew how to use her rubinesque physique to walk off the scenes with captivating sexuality that one of her co-stars remarked "she stole every scene including the camera" * a note to the young Believe it or not, this film was considered risqué at the time and the Hays Decency code in Hollywood watched Mae West like a hawk so she wouldn't violate any decency public laws. Compare it to the films of today, you hardly believe that some people thought this film was indecent. I think that is part of the magic of Mae West. She appeared naked or did hardcore sex scenes in her films but she showed a sexual being in a very original and stylistic character that it is still copied somewhat today.So I would say see this little gem! Come up and see me! and let the fun begin!