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I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.

Those who don't Understand the Appeal of Mae West don't Understand what the Appeal is. Her Character is just more than that, it is a Caricature, a Cartoonish Whimsy of Womanhood. She is the Embodiment of Sexuality with a Body that is Constructed with Broad Lines and Exaggeration. Not a Classic Beauty. She is a Singing Sensation who doesn't Sing Very Well, but it is what She Sings ABOUT that is the Attraction. She is All Swagger and Sway, a Bawdy, Gaudy, Gal with a Libido on Full Display and a Heart of Gold.Nothing about Her is Remotely Real and has Little to do with a Real Woman. She is a Fantasy, for the Male and the Female. An Uninhibited Sexpot that's Ready and Wiiling for the Men and an Unbridled, Free Spirit for the Women. This Movie is Full of Mae West Quotes that have become a Part of Popular Culture. To set the Record Straight the most Famous is also the most Misrepresented. It is Often said..."Come up and see me sometime." But the Actual Quote is..."Come up sometime, and see me." When Quoted Accurately, there is a Big Difference. She is Offering a Peek and the Inaccurate Quote is just an Invitation to Visit.The Movie has quite a Few other Interesting Things going on that, along with the Famous Sexual Innuendos and Double Entendres, there is White Slavery, Counterfeiting, a Killer that is not put on Trial, an Almost Fetish Photography of Beer, Nudie Trading Cards, a Bare Breasted Painting that Hangs over the Free Lunch Counter, the Black Maid is Nicknamed "Eight-Ball", and more.The Movie was Sighted as a Major Reason by the Production Code as a Moral Imperative to Extinguish such Corrupting Influences, it saved Paramount Studios from Bankruptcy, Made Mae West a Star and a Star Maker who Insisted on an Unknown Cary Grant to Play Opposite.Overall it is a Short, Racy, but not Raunchy, Slice of Pre-Code Fun.

By the time this movie was made, 1933, Mae West was 40 years old, blowzy and on the market so long, she'd passed her expiration date. Yet, she still managed to effectively maintain herself as a bona fide, self-manufactured icon representing in face and figure the bawdy ladies of the Gay Nineties. She'd spent years on the stage nurturing a public nostalgia for this past era, a period of American history she herself only knew as a child having been born in 1893. With the Roaring Twenties over, and the cultural liberation of the flapper/bootleg era a done deal changing the public perception of what was taboo, her risqué patter full of titillating one liners and sexual innuendo still resonated with an audience. This movie is worth watching just to see West in action and take in what aroused all the legions of decency into a frenzy of outrage. Mae plays Lou, a songstress in a Bowery beer hall performing solo on stage, standing glued into sequined gowns, balancing feathered hats like platters on her head and bodily bejeweled with diamonds, every bauble a souvenir from an endless inventory of male idolaters. While not having a heart of gold, (it's rather steel-plated), she isn't such a bad gal. Lou's got one deranged lover doing time in the pen and obsessed with breaking out and re-possessing her as his exclusive property. We've got the sleazy owner of the joint, Gus Jordan, played by Noah Beery Sr., a conniver who's got his larcenous hand in all kinds of criminal sidelines from counterfeiting to white slavery. Cary Grant in his film debut as Captain Cummings, is tasked with a character that certainly allows him little in the way of exercising his supreme acting gifts. Aside from his good looks and distinct accent, nothing here hints of his future professional glory. Cummings runs a mission for lost souls; an ersatz Salvation Army do- gooder. Lou catches his eye and he catches hers but the motives behind their attraction is anything but mutual. Is Cummings simply wearing his heart on his sleeve? It's certainly not where he chooses to display his police badge. This movie is an entertaining antique curio worthwhile watching just to see Mae West and get a taste of what made up her popularity and the uproar that surrounded her. The appearance of film newbie Cary Grant is an added attraction

I assume that Leonard Maltin's perfect **** out of 4 stars rating for "She Done Him Wrong" comes from a viewing several decades ago; perhaps it's time for a revision. Because, compared to, say, another **** comedy of 1933, "Duck Soup", this one comes up quite a bit short. While some of Mae West's lines are extremely bold for their time ("Haven't you ever met a man who could make you happy?" - "Sure, lots of times!"), few of them are funny enough to raise even a chuckle. Cary Grant is a little stiff in this early performance; only in the last 5 minutes do we get to experience the familiar (and celebrated) Cary Grant persona (if you can't instantly figure out who The Hawk is, this must be the first movie of your life). And the rest of the supporting characters are pretty nondescript. There is one memorable, surprisingly serious sequence (West's fight with Rafaela Ottiano, whose eye-poppingly voluptuous figure makes West's look almost flat!), but the consequences of what happens are then ignored. This movie is often regarded as a classic, but I can't give it more than ** out of 4.

She Done Him Wrong staring Mae West is one of those old black and white flicks that entertains as well shows off a little "naughtiness". It was said that this is the film that saved Paramont Studios when they were having financial woes. The film is a reproduction of a Broadway play called Diamond Lil. She Done Him Wrong has a fine cast of players ranging from Cary Grant(an unknown at the time but made a star) But the real star is a tough Brooklyn born actress named Mae West.Mae came from a rough and tumble background. A daughter of boxer named "Battlin" Jack West and her mother, a corset maker with Burlesque connections, Mae grew up in a challenging environment. But she loved the Burlesque theater so much that she left school and performed on the stage. She wasn't a raving beauty, a bit overweight and not so much a voice but Boy! she seemed to steal the scenes with a sexy purr, gorgeous clothes and a erotic glow with her eyes. Mae knew how to use her rubinesque physique to walk off the scenes with captivating sexuality that one of her co-stars remarked "she stole every scene including the camera" * a note to the young Believe it or not, this film was considered risqué at the time and the Hays Decency code in Hollywood watched Mae West like a hawk so she wouldn't violate any decency public laws. Compare it to the films of today, you hardly believe that some people thought this film was indecent. I think that is part of the magic of Mae West. She appeared naked or did hardcore sex scenes in her films but she showed a sexual being in a very original and stylistic character that it is still copied somewhat today.So I would say see this little gem! Come up and see me! and let the fun begin!