Mae West

Mae West

August 17, 1893

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Mae West (born Mary Jane West; August 17, 1893 – November 22, 1980) was an American actress, playwright, screenwriter and sex symbol whose entertainment career spanned seven decades. Known for her bawdy double entendres, West made a name for herself in vaudevi…

Known For

12 titles
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She Done Him Wrong

She Done Him Wrong

1933 · 1h 6m · Movie

In the Gay Nineties, a seductive nightclub singer contends with several suitors, including a jealous escaped convict and a handsome temperance league member.

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I'm No Angel

I'm No Angel

1933 · 1h 27m · Movie

Circus performer Tira seeks a better life pursuing the company of wealthy New York men with improbable comic complications along the way.

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3
My Little Chickadee

My Little Chickadee

1940 · 1h 23m · Movie

After a scandal runs a gold-digger out of town, she meets a con artist and becomes embroiled in a string of petty deceits.

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Becoming Cary Grant

Becoming Cary Grant

2017 · 1h 25m · Movie

For the first time one of Hollywood's greatest stars tells his own story, in his own words. From a childhood of poverty to global fame, Cary Grant, the ultimate self-made star, explores his own screen image and what it took to cre...

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Night After Night

Night After Night

1932 · 1h 13m · Movie

A successful ex-boxer opens a high-class speakeasy in what once was the childhood home of a formerly rich society girl.

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Belle of the Nineties

Belle of the Nineties

1934 · 1h 13m · Movie

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. Installed as the prize attraction of "The Sensation Club...

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Klondike Annie

Klondike Annie

1936 · 1h 18m · Movie

Carlton Rose, a girl known as "the Frisco Doll" escapes to Alaska after accidentally killing her guard.

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Go West Young Man

Go West Young Man

1936 · 1h 20m · Movie

A movie star, stranded in the country, trifles with a young man's affections.

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9
Goin' to Town

Goin' to Town

1935 · 1h 11m · Movie

Former dance hall queen Cleo Borden, newly rich, falls for and pursues an upper-crust Englishman.

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Every Day's a Holiday

Every Day's a Holiday

1937 · 1h 19m · Movie

At the turn of the century, a con woman finds herself in trouble with the law while dealing with multiple suitors.

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Becoming Marilyn

Becoming Marilyn

2022 · 52m · Movie

On the 60th anniversary of Marilyn Monroe's passing, this documentary provides a unique portrait of the screen icon from her own perspective. In contrast to the many films made and books written about her, this one offers to give ...

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