Mae West
Ruby Carter
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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
Belle of the Nineties (1934) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
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.
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.
BELLE OF THE NINETIES (Paramount, 1934), directed by Leo McCarey, stars the "calm and collected" Mae West, contributor to the story, screenplay, and bedside manner dialog ("It's better to be looked over than overlooked").
In New Orleans, Ruby becomes the object of Ace's girlfriend Molly Brant's jealousy, while becoming a big success with the men of New Orleans. Among them is the wealthy Brooks Claybourne, who gives Ruby diamonds.
Unaware of the set-up, Ruby leaves St. Louis for New Orleans to accept an engagement working for Ace Lamont (John Miljan) at his Sensation House. While there she stirs up much attention ...
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- Comedy
