Tuesday, October 06, 2009

Mae West-14


Mae West-14, originally uploaded by bucklesw1.

Standing next to the lion, Mae styles to the audience as her act concludes. (For the rest of the film, nary a lion is seen.)



In later years, Mabel Stark was always quick to point out that Mae West did her own stunts in this picture. Mae, in turn, would later admit that, if she could trade places with any other woman, it would be Mabel Stark.



I’M NO ANGEL is contained on DVD #1 of MAE WEST: THE GLAMOUR COLLECTION, which can be requested through Netflix.

Posted by Buckles at 10/06/2009 05:36:00 AM

5 comments:

Eric said...

This film and its predecessor SHE DONE HIM WRONG earned a mint of money and helped save Paramount Pictures from bankruptcy.

06 October, 2009 11:17
Frank Ferrante said...

Eric - Once again, thanks for the great photo essay and commentary. ~frank

06 October, 2009 18:20
Eric said...

Once again, thank Buckles for using it.

06 October, 2009 20:18
Ole Whitey said...

I think this is when Mae popularized the expression, "Come up and bite me sometime."

06 October, 2009 21:24
Roger Smith said...

Mabel often said she was very taken with the friendly, open personality of Mae West. The two hit it off, and photo of them together appears in Mabel's 1938 book, HOLD THAT TIGER.

09 October, 2009 13:49

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