She Done Him Wrong (1933)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

Lowell Sherman

Writers:

Mae West (play)
Harvey F. Thew (writer) ...
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Release Date:

9 February 1933 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Plot:

New York singer and nightclub owner Lady Lou has more men friends than you can imagine. Unfortunately...

Plot Keywords:

Captain | Singer | Jealousy | Jewelry | Cabaret Singer

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win

Cast

Mae West	...	Lady Lou
Cary Grant	...	Capt. Cummings
Owen Moore	...	Chick Clark
Gilbert Roland	...	Serge Stanieff
Noah Beery	...	Gus Jordan
David Landau	...	Dan Flynn
Rafaela Ottiano	...	Russian Rita
Dewey Robinson	...	Spider Kane
Rochelle Hudson	...	Sally
Tammany Young	...	Chuck Connors
Fuzzy Knight	...	Ragtime Kelly
Grace La Rue	...	Frances Kelly
Robert Homans	...	Doheney
Louise Beavers	...	Pearl (Lou's maid)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ernie Adams	...	Man in audience (uncredited)
Wade Boteler	...	Dan's pal (uncredited)
Jack Carr	...	Patron who hits his girl (uncredited)
Heinie Conklin	...	Street cleaner (uncredited)
Mike Donlin	...	Tout (uncredited)
James Eagles	...	Pete (the Duke) (uncredited)
Harold Entwistle	...	(uncredited)
Mary Gordon	...	Cleaning lady (uncredited)
Aggie Herring	...	Mrs. Flaherty (uncredited)
Al Hill	...	Barfly (uncredited)
Arthur Housman	...	Hungry barfly (uncredited)
Tom Kennedy	...	Big Bill (bartender) (uncredited)
Lee Kohlmar	...	Jacobson (uncredited)
Michael Mark	...	Janitor (uncredited)
Tom McGuire	...	Mike (Lou's coachman) (uncredited)
Frank Mills	...	Barfly (uncredited)
Frank Moran	...	Convict (uncredited)
Lee Phelps	...	Waiter-Singer (uncredited)
Fred Santley	...	The tenor (uncredited)
Harry Wallace	...	Steak McGarry (uncredited)
Leo White	...	Pedestrian tipping hat to Lou (uncredited)

Directed by
Lowell Sherman

Writing credits
Mae West		(play "Diamond Lil")
Harvey F. Thew		(writer) and
John Bright		(writer)

Produced by
William LeBaron	....	producer

Original Music by
John Leipold		(uncredited)

Cinematography by
Charles Lang

Film Editing by
Alexander Hall

Art Direction by
Robert Usher

Costume Design by
Edith Head

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
James Dugan	....	assistant director

Camera and Electrical Department
Cliff Shirpser	....	assistant camera
Elwood Bredell	....	still photographer (uncredited)
Eugene Richee	....	still photographer (uncredited)

Music Department
Stephan Pasternacki	....	composer: stock music (uncredited)

Other crew
Harold Hecht	....	choreographer
Arthur Lubin	....	assistant to producer (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Paramount Pictures

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (1933) (USA) (theatrical)
• MCA/Universal Home Video (1992) (USA) (VHS)
• MCA/Universal Pictures (1958) (USA) (TV)
• Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD)

Also Known As:

Diamond Lady (USA) (working title)
Diamond Lil (USA) (working title)
Diamonds (USA) (working title)
Ruby Red (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

66 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)

Certification:

UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG (re-rating) (2005) | Finland:(Banned) | USA:Approved

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

At 66 minutes, this is the shortest movie to ever receive an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture.

Goofs:

Continuity: Lou's hands are at her side when she starts the "Frankie and Johnny" song, but on her hips in the next cut when seen from behind.

Quotes:

Captain Cummings: Haven't you ever met a man who could make you happy?
Lady Lou: Sure, lots of times.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Fuck (2005)

Soundtrack:

Daisy Bell

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.