Description
She Done Him Wrong DVD 1933 / Directed by Lowell Sherman / Starring: Mae West, Cary Grant, Owen Moore, Gilbert Roland
UPC 5050582345513
REGION 2 PAL DVD
MADE IN THE UK
AUDIO: English mono
Total Runtime: 62 minutes
English Summary:
She Done Him Wrong is a 1933 pre-Code American crime/comedy film starring Mae West and Cary Grant. The plot includes melodramatic and musical elements, with a supporting cast featuring Owen Moore, Gilbert Roland, Noah Beery Sr., Rochelle Hudson, and Louise Beavers. It was directed by Lowell Sherman, and produced by William LeBaron. The film is famous for West's many double entendres and quips, including her best-known (and frequently misquoted), "Why don't you come up sometime and see me?"
The story is set in New York City in the 1890s. A bawdy singer, Lady Lou (Mae West), works in the Bowery barroom saloon of her boss and benefactor, Gus Jordan (Noah Beery), who has given her many diamonds. But Lou is a lady with more men friends than anyone might imagine.
What she does not know is that Gus trafficks in prostitution and runs a counterfeiting ring to help finance her expensive diamonds. He also sends young women to San Francisco to be pickpockets. Gus works with two other crooked entertainer-assistants, Russian Rita (Rafaela Ottiano) and Rita's lover, the suave Sergei Stanieff (Gilbert Roland). One of Gus's rivals and former "friend" of Lou's, named Dan Flynn (David Landau), spends most of the movie dropping hints to Lou that Gus is up to no good, promising to look after her once Gus is in jail. Lou leads him on, hinting at times that she will return to him, but eventually he loses patience and implies he'll see her jailed if she doesn't submit to him.
Cast
- Mae West as Lady Lou
- Cary Grant as Capt. Cummings
- Owen Moore as Chick Clark
- Gilbert Roland as Sergei Stanieff
- Noah Beery Sr. as Gus Jordan
- David Landau as Dan Flynn
- Rafaela Ottiano as Russian Rita
- Dewey Robinson as Spider Kane
- Rochelle Hudson as Sally
- Tammany Young as Chuck Connors
- Fuzzy Knight as Ragtime Kelly
- Grace La Rue as Frances Kelly
- Robert Homans as Doheney
- Louise Beavers as Pearl (Lou's maid)
Directed by | Lowell Sherman |
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Produced by | William LeBaron |
Screenplay by | Harvey F. Thew John Bright |
Based on | Diamond Lil 1928 play by Mae West |
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Music by | John Leipold (uncredited) |
Cinematography | Charles Lang |
Edited by | Alexander Hall |
Production
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Paramount Pictures
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Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time
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62 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |