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Mae West Singing "Light My Fire"
Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Aug 25, 2021
"There are no good girls gone wrong...just bad girls found out"This sounds like the lyrics of a rock song, but instead, these are words from the tongue of Mae West, one of the most famous actresses of the 1930s. This sassy bombshell certainly knew how to play the bad girl, both onscreen and off. Wit read more
Lives Behind the Legends: Mae West – Spiritual Vixen
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Arancha van der Veen on Jun 27, 2021
Lives Behind the Legends: Mae West – Spiritual Vixen Mae West Mae West has gone down in history as a larger-than-life character. Ballsy, confident, funny and sexy; she was a trailblazer in the conventional 1930’s. Nothing could stop this street smart vixen. Still, there was a surprising side read more
New Mae West Documentary!
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on May 29, 2020
PBS produced a new documentary on my favorite movie wordsmith and feminist rebel, Mae West. Dirty Blonde is coming. Check out the preview to see the subjects talking about her (some welcome surprises), and to hear some of your favorite Mae West quips. I can’t wait! Check it out on June 16 at 8 read more
New Mae West Documentary!
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on May 29, 2020
PBS produced a new documentary on my favorite movie wordsmith and feminist rebel, Mae West. Dirty Blonde is coming. Check out the preview to see the subjects talking about her (some welcome surprises), and to hear some of your favorite Mae West quips. I can’t wait! Check it out on June 16 at 8 read more
Mae West as the Outlaw: My Little Chickadee
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Nov 17, 2018
When asked what outlaw I wanted to feature for the Classic Movie Blog Association’s Outlaws blogathon, I immediately thought of Mae West’s character in My LIttle Chickadee. I know Mae West’s siren ways and bumpy pairing with W.C. Fields are more frequently associated with the film read more
Mae West as the Outlaw: My Little Chickadee
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Nov 17, 2018
When asked what outlaw I wanted to feature for the Classic Movie Blog Association’s Outlaws blogathon, I immediately thought of Mae West’s character in My LIttle Chickadee. I know Mae West’s siren ways and bumpy pairing with W.C. Fields are more frequently associated with the film read more
“When I’m Bad, I’m Better”: the Infinitely Quotable Mae West
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Apr 9, 2017
When the Flapper Dame announced the 2nd annual Classic Quotes Blogathon, naturally I thought of Mae West, she of the long list of enduring one-liners from film. It’s difficult to pick the most iconic of West’s lines, so I won’t try. But certainly, one of the most beloved is this: read more
“When I’m Bad, I’m Better”: the Infinitely Quotable Mae West
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Apr 9, 2017
When the Flapper Dame announced the 2nd annual Classic Quotes Blogathon, naturally I thought of Mae West, she of the long list of enduring one-liners from film. It’s difficult to pick the most iconic of West’s lines, so I won’t try. But certainly, one of the most beloved is this: read more
Mae West’s Lessons for Groundbreakers
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Aug 7, 2016
A woman approaches a building, greets men outside, enters. A common occurrence. But when that walk is Mae West’s, the arrival of Maudie into Night after Night is transgressive. West’s entrance into film guaranteed the influence she’d already build on the stage would reverberate far beyond the read more
Mae West’s Lessons for Groundbreakers
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Aug 7, 2016
A woman approaches a building, greets men outside, enters. A common occurrence. But when that walk is Mae West’s, the arrival of Maudie into Night after Night is transgressive. West’s entrance into film guaranteed the influence she’d already built on the stage would reverberate far beyond the read more
Mae West’s Theme Show: Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on May 30, 2016
Sexually adventurous, unapologetic, averse to marriage, in control, attractive to all men–and in her 40s. Phryne Fisher (Essie Davis) is the kind of character feminists have despaired of seeing onscreen, and yet there she is, captivating her Australian viewers, and now American ones, who have read more
Mae West’s Theme Show: Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on May 30, 2016
Sexually adventurous, unapologetic, averse to marriage, in control, attractive to all men–and in her 40s. Phryne Fisher (Essie Davis) is the kind of character feminists have despaired of seeing onscreen, and yet there she is, captivating her Australian viewers, and now American ones, who have read more
Mae West’s Klondike Rebellion
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Mar 6, 2016
There’s something terribly wrong and terribly right about Klondike Annie’s (1936) odd musical tribute to Asian sensuality. It’s one of the few moments of the film when Mae West seems somewhat genuine. Elsewhere, she can’t sell the censored treatment of her material, so she d read more
Mae West’s Klondike Rebellion
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Mar 6, 2016
There’s something terribly wrong and terribly right about Klondike Annie’s (1936) odd musical tribute to Asian sensuality. It’s one of the few moments of the film when Mae West seems somewhat genuine. Elsewhere, she can’t sell the censored treatment of her material, so she d read more
Mae West Quote of the Week: Religion vs. Jewels
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Jan 30, 2016
“You know it was a toss-up whether I go in for diamonds or sing in the choir. The choir lost.” The line would be funny regardless, but West does so much with it: She pauses in between the sentences for emphasis. She follows up the words with an arch look at her love interest of the hour read more
Mae West Quote of the Week: Religion vs. Jewels
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Jan 30, 2016
“You know it was a toss-up whether I go in for diamonds or sing in the choir. The choir lost.” The line would be funny regardless, but West does so much with it: She pauses in between the sentences for emphasis. She follows up the words with an arch look at her love interest of the hour read more
A “Wild Christmas” with Mae West
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Dec 1, 2015
Mae West in a publicity photo for “Go West Young Man” (1936) Mae West, known for her buxom figure, long Gibson-girl like gowns and sultry voice, slinked through 1930s films throwing around phrases like “Why don’t you come up and see me sometime?” But after only 10 film read more
Elle King Wrote Mae West’s Theme Song
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Nov 14, 2015
When my husband told me he’d heard Mae West’s theme song on the radio, I asked for an explanation; instead, he played me Elle King’s “Ex’s and Oh’s”: “Ex’s and the oh, oh, oh’s they haunt me
Like ghosts they want me to make ’em all
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Elle King Wrote Mae West’s Theme Song
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Nov 14, 2015
When my husband told me he’d heard Mae West’s theme song on the radio, I asked for an explanation; instead, he played me Elle King’s “Ex’s and Oh’s”: “Ex’s and the oh, oh, oh’s they haunt me
Like ghosts they want me to make ’em all
T read more
Mae West’s Dating Advice: the 3 Fs
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Oct 11, 2015
When advising friends about men, Mae West’s characters, of course, never hold back. As Tira in I’m No Angel, West keeps her suggestions pithy: “Never let one man worry your mind. Find him, fool him, and forget him.” For more monthly Mae West favorites, click here. read more