Goin' to Town (1935)
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- Passed
- 1h 11min
- Comedy, Musical
- 25 Apr 1935 (USA)
- Movie
Former dance hall queen Cleo Borden, newly rich, falls for and pursues an upper-crust Englishman.
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Awards:
- 2 wins.
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Complete, Cast awaiting verification
| Mae West | ... |
Cleo Borden
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| Paul Cavanagh | ... |
Edward Carrington
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| Gilbert Emery | ... |
Winslow
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| Marjorie Gateson | ... |
Mrs. Crane Brittony
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| Tito Coral | ... |
Taho
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| Ivan Lebedeff | ... |
Ivan Valadov
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| Fred Kohler | ... |
Buck Gonzales
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| Monroe Owsley | ... |
Fletcher Colton
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| Grant Withers | ... |
Young Stud
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| Luis Alberni | ... |
Sr. Vitola
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Lucio Villegas | ... |
Señor Ricardo Lopez
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| Mona Rico | ... |
Dolores Lopez
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| Wade Boteler | ... |
Ranch foreman
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| Paul Harvey | ... |
Donovan
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Joe Frye | ... |
Laughing Eagle (jockey)
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Vladimar Bykoff | ... |
Tenor
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| Rafael Alcayde | ... |
Sr. Alvarez (uncredited)
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| Stanley Andrews | ... |
Engineer (uncredited)
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| Zita Baca | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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| Irving Bacon | ... |
Cowboy (uncredited)
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Robert Baikoff | ... |
Lt. Mendoza (uncredited)
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| William Begg | ... |
Man at Bar (uncredited)
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Eugene Borden | ... |
French Captain Dupont (uncredited)
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Ralph Brooks | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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James Carlisle | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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| Albert Conti | ... |
Head Steward (uncredited)
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| Gino Corrado | ... |
Bartender (uncredited)
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| Franco Corsaro | ... |
Italian Officer (uncredited)
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| Jules Cowles | ... |
Cowboy (uncredited)
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| Nell Craig | ... |
Society Lady (uncredited)
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| Adrienne D'Ambricourt | ... |
Annette (uncredited)
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| Germaine De Neel | ... |
French Servant (uncredited)
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| Andrés de Segurola | ... |
Racing Association President (uncredited)
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| Robert Dudley | ... |
Deputy (uncredited)
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Dolores Duran | ... |
Tango Dancer (uncredited)
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Pearl Eaton | ... |
Girl (uncredited)
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| Harold Entwistle | ... |
Colton's Butler (uncredited)
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| Bess Flowers | ... |
Nightclub Extra (uncredited)
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| Francis Ford | ... |
Sheriff (uncredited)
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| Mack Gray | ... |
Croupier (uncredited)
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Julia Griffith | ... |
Society Dowager (uncredited)
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| George Guhl | ... |
Colton's Chauffeur (uncredited)
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| Virginia Hammond | ... |
Miss Plunkett (uncredited)
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Sheldon Jett | ... |
Homely Polo Player (uncredited)
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| Lew Kelly | ... |
Michael, Colton's Gardener (uncredited)
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Jack Kennedy | ... |
Man Outside Saloon (uncredited)
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| Leonid Kinskey | ... |
Cecil - Interior Decorator (uncredited)
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| Carl M. Leviness | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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| Tom London | ... |
Cowboy (uncredited)
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Max Lucke | ... |
Swedish Butler (uncredited)
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| Frank Mayo | ... |
Rand (uncredited)
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Ivor McFadden | ... |
Workman (uncredited)
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| Frank McGlynn Sr. | ... |
Judge (uncredited)
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| J.P. McGowan | ... |
Cowboy (uncredited)
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Charles McMurphy | ... |
Cop (uncredited)
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Tom Monk | ... |
English Butler (uncredited)
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| Bert Moorhouse | ... |
Conceited Man (uncredited)
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| Edmund Mortimer | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Henry Mowbray | ... |
Colton's Second Butler (uncredited)
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Frank Mundin | ... |
Mrs. Brittony's Jockey (uncredited)
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| George Nardelli | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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| Wedgwood Nowell | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Ted Oliver | ... |
Cop (uncredited)
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Pauline Paquette | ... |
French Maid (uncredited)
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| Manuel París | ... |
Horse Bettor (uncredited)
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| Jack Pennick | ... |
Cowboy (uncredited)
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| James Pierce | ... |
Cowboy (uncredited)
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| Stanley Price | ... |
Attendant (uncredited)
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Mirra Rayo | ... |
French Maid (uncredited)
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George Renault | ... |
Capt. Dupont (uncredited)
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| Tom Ricketts | ... |
Indian Seller (uncredited)
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| Cyril Ring | ... |
Stage Manager (uncredited)
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| Julian Rivero | ... |
Bet Taker (uncredited)
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| Bert Roach | ... |
Cowboy (uncredited)
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| Dewey Robinson | ... |
Toby - Bartender (uncredited)
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| Ronald R. Rondell | ... |
Bookie at Bar (uncredited)
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| Henry Roquemore | ... |
The Match King (uncredited)
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Ramon Ros | ... |
Tango Dancer (uncredited)
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Buck Russell | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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| Loretta Russell | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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| Syd Saylor | ... |
Cowboy (uncredited)
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| Larry Steers | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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O.M. Steiger | ... |
French Butler (uncredited)
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| Sammy Stein | ... |
Cowboy (uncredited)
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Laura Treadwell | ... |
Society Lady (uncredited)
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Joe Twerp | ... |
Cowboy (uncredited)
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| Dale Van Sickel | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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| Carlos Villarías | ... |
Cleo's Butler (uncredited)
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| Morgan Wallace | ... |
J. Henry Brash (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Alexander Hall | ||
Written by
| Marion Morgan | ... | (story) and |
| George B. Dowell | ... | (story) |
| Mae West | ... | (screenplay) |
| Jack Wagner | ... | (additional dialogue) |
Produced by
| William LeBaron | ... | producer |
Music by
| John Leipold | ... | (uncredited) |
| Stephan Pasternacki | ... | (uncredited) |
| Tom Satterfield | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| Karl Struss | ... | (photographed by) |
Editing by
| LeRoy Stone | ||
Art Direction by
| Hans Dreier | ||
| Robert Usher | ||
Makeup Department
| Dorothy Ponedel | ... | key makeup artist (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| James Dugan | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| M.M. Paggi | ... | recording engineer (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| Dewey Wrigley | ... | special photographic effects |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Travis Banton | ... | costumes: Miss West |
Additional Crew
| Adolph Zukor | ... | presenter |
| François B. DeValdes | ... | technical advisor: South American sequences (uncredited) |
| John Hammell | ... | censor advisor (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Paramount Pictures (1935) (United States) (theatrical)
- Paramount Film Service (1935) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Paramount British Pictures (1935) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Paramount Film Service (1935) (Australia) (theatrical) (re-titled)
- Les Films Paramount (1935) (France) (theatrical)
- Film AB Paramount (1935) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- MCA/Universal Pictures (1958) (United States) (tv)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2015) (United States) (DVD) (Universal Vault Series)
- The Criterion Channel (2020) (United States) (tv) (digital)
- Kino Lorber (2021) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- MCA/Universal Home Video (United States) (VHS)
Special Effects
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
When her fiancée Buck Gonzales is killed, dance hall queen Cleo Borden inherits his wealth. Included are oil wells supervised by British engineer Carrington, whom Cleo sets out to win by becoming a "lady." She races her horse in Buenos Aires, gains social position by loveless marriage to bankrupt Colton, and even sings in an opera. But when she meets Carrington again, he's become the Earl of Stratton...
Written by Rod Crawford |
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| Taglines | MAE WEST Says: "I'LL BE A LADY, EVEN IF IT KILLS ME!" (Print ad- Border Cities Star,((Windsor PO)) 13 June 1935) See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Much is made of the exact date of Cleo's party - August 17 - which happens to be Mae West's birthday. See more » |
| Goofs | When Edward Carrington brings the maps to Cleo's ranch house Cleo lights a cigarette, smokes a few puffs, and flicks the cigarette away, but the cigarette reappears for a few seconds in the following reverse angle shot. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter (1982). See more » |
| Soundtracks | HE'S A BAD MAN See more » |
| Quotes |
Buck Gonzales:
You ain't scared of me 'cause they say I'm a bad man? Cleo Borden: I'm a good woman for a bad man. See more » |