Belle of the Nineties (1934)

Director:

Leo McCarey

Writer:

Mae West (story)

Release Date:

21 September 1934 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Western

Plot:

Ruby Carter, the American Beauty queen of the night club-sporting world, shifts her operations from St...

Plot Keywords:

Sexually Aggressive Woman | Number In Title

Cast

Mae West	...	Ruby Carter
Roger Pryor	...	Tiger Kid
Johnny Mack Brown	...	Brooks Claybourne (as John Mack Brown)
Katherine DeMille	...	Molly Brant
John Miljan	...	Ace Lamont (owner, Sensation House)
Duke Ellington	...	Piano player (Sensation House)
James Donlan	...	Kirby (Tiger Kid's manager)
Stuart Holmes	...	Dirk
Harry Woods	...	Slade
Edward Gargan	...	Stogie (Ruby's agent)
Libby Taylor	...	Jasmine (Ruby's maid)
Warren Hymer	...	St. Louis fighter
Benny Baker	...	Blackie
Morrie Cohan	...	Butch
Tyler Brooke	...	Comedian

Also Known As:

Babe Gordon (USA) (working title)
Belle of New Orleans (USA) (working title)
Belle of St. Louis (USA) (working title)
It Ain't No Sin (USA) (working title)
It Isn't Any Sin (USA) (working title)
That St. Louis Woman (USA) (working title)
The Constant Sinner (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

73 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG (re-rating) (2005) | USA:Approved (PCA #134)

Filming Locations:

General Service Studios - 1040 N. Las Palmas, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

According to David Niven, this film was to have been called "It Ain't No Sin" and, as a publicity stunt, 40 parrots were trained to repeat "it ain't no sin." Then the Hays Office made the studio change the title.

Quotes:

Ace Lamont: Great town, St. Louis. You were born here?
Ruby Carter: Yes.
Ace Lamont: What part?
Ruby Carter: Why, all of me.

Movie Connections:

Featured in 100 Years of Comedy (1997) (V)

Soundtrack:

Memphis Blues

Look out, Twentieth Century, here she comes!!!

Mae West throws all the curves in this one as a singer (?) in the 1890s who dumps her boxer boyfriend in a mix-up and runs off to New Orleans to perform and live there. She's featured in a stunning musical number where she models a shimmering gown against which numerous costumes are superimposed by a projector! One pose has her as lady liberty. Unfortunately, this is a less liberated, somewhat cleaned-up Mae West. She still likes to have fun, and enough gags remain to make this one worth a few solid laughs. Good production by Paramount.