She Done Him Wrong (1933)

New York singer and nightclub owner Lady Lou has more men friends than you can imagine, unfortunately one of them is a vicious criminal who's escaped and is on the way to see "his" girl, ... See full summary »

Director:

Lowell Sherman

Writers:

Mae West (by), Harvey F. Thew (screenplay),

Stars:

Mae West, Cary Grant, Owen Moore

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 2 wins.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Mae West	...	Lady Lou
Cary Grant	...	Captain Cummings
Owen Moore	...	Chick Clark
Gilbert Roland	...	Serge Stanieff
Noah Beery	...	Gus Jordan (as Noah Beery Sr.)
David Landau	...	Dan Flynn
Rafaela Ottiano	...	Russian Rita
Dewey Robinson	...	Spider Kane
Rochelle Hudson	...	Sally
Tammany Young	...	Chuck Connors
Fuzzy Knight	...	Rag Time Kelly
Grace La Rue	...	Frances
Robert Homans	...	Doheney (as Robert E. Homans)
Louise Beavers	...	Pearl

Storyline

New York singer and nightclub owner Lady Lou has more men friends than you can imagine, unfortunately one of them is a vicious criminal who's escaped and is on the way to see "his" girl, not realizing 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, though.

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Plot Keywords:

captain | singer | stabbed in the stomach | mistress | carriage | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | History | Musical | Romance

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 February 1933 (USA)

Also Known As:

Diamond Lady

Filming Locations:

Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$200,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

66 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

"Diamond Lil", the play on which this was based, originally opened Apr. 9, 1928 at the Royale Theatre and ran for 176 performances. It was revived 3 times between 1949 and 1951, each time starring Mae West.

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Goofs

Gus and Lou talk about having gotten sally a job. Gus' hand is on the arm rest, but in the next shot he's lowering his hand from taking a drag on his cigarette.

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Quotes

Frances: You know, ever since I sang that song it's been haunting me.
Rag Time Kelly: It SHOULD haunt you: You murdered it.

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Connections

Featured in Hooray for Hollywood (1975)

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Soundtracks

"After the Ball"
(1892) (uncredited)
Music by Charles Harris
Played on piano by Fuzzy Knight (probably dubbed)

User Reviews

Pre-Hays Code West in full flow

One of the very few Mae West movies that escaped the butchery of Hays censorship, this film is 70% filler, but when Miss West steps into the picture, her star quality just explodes out of the screen. Every drawled line is loaded with smutty innuendo, every man would sell his soul for her. West plays a woman who makes no secret of enjoying sex, nor of her willingness to use men as playthings who also buy her diamonds. in 1933 she already had conventional gender politics standing on its head, and was funnier and sexier than everyone else in Hollywood put together. If you never understood why Mae West achieved lasting fame, watch this to see a natural star at work, making it all look so easy.