Goin' to Town
1935
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Belle of the Nineties is perhaps the weakest of all the Mae West pictures, because it is like some strange hybrid. By leaving in West's promiscuous character and sassy mannerisms but taking out all the witty smut, Paramount has left us with something far more disturbing and questionable than the easygoing innuendo of her previous efforts.
In Theaters At Home TV Shows. A honky-tonk wisecracker (Mae West) sings the blues and takes a shine to a prizefighter (Roger Pryor).
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- Mae West
- Leo Mccarey
- Comedy
Belle of the Nineties is a 1934 American Western film directed by Leo McCarey and released by Paramount Pictures. Mae West 's fourth motion picture, it was based on her original story It Ain't No Sin , which was also to be the film's title until censors objected.
Jun 18, 2021 · Director Leo McCarey shoots much of the championship fight from an elevated angle to give watchers a better view of the ebb and flow of the contest. But there are other moments in the film that show him to even better advantage and also give Mae West some of her most unusual cinematic moments.
Belle of the Nineties: Directed by Leo McCarey. With Mae West, Roger Pryor, Johnny Mack Brown, John Miljan. Ruby Carter, the American Beauty queen of the night club-sporting world, shifts her operations from St. Louis to New Orleans, mostly to get away from prizefighter Tiger Kid.
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- Comedy, Drama, Musical
- Leo McCarey
- 1934-09-21
Dec 13, 2013 · A continuously hilarious burlesque of the mustache cup, celluloid collar and family entrance era of the naughty Nineties, it immediately takes its place among the best screen comedies of the year. As noted in Sennwald’s article and elsewhere, the film has been through the censorship mill.
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