The deliciously sluttish comedienne Mae WEST stars in this vehicle for her considerable vaudeville talents. Largely plotless, this movie highlights her sexually suggestive purr at all things sexual, especially in the presence of tall, dark, handsome men like Gilbert ROLAND and Cary GRANT.
Even by the indecorous standards of today (2007), this film still rates a Parental Guidance certificate from the UK censors. There's murder, White Slavery, sexual perversion and some saucy lyrics. The one liners are timeless: Cary Grant [feeling sorry for her]: Haven't you ever met a man that could make you happy? Mae WEST (MW): Yeah, sure. Lots of times! Gilbert Roland [making love to MW]: I'd die for you! MW: You wouldn't be much use to me dead!
Here is a woman determined to beat the men at their own game by enjoying her own libido to the full. Mae WEST was unique and, like her coeval W C Fields, largely got away with it: 'Why don't you come up, some time. And see me?' A paean to low cut splendor.
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