At the age of ten, I had a huge crush on Ann Jillian even if I had no idea why I felt that way.
Now I do and I still have that crush.
Directed by Lee Phillips (The Spell, Sweet Hostage) and written by E. Arthur Kean, this has Jillian as Mae West and takes you through enough of her career to see how she went head-first against small-minded censors. Jillian is great in it and has several performances of West's songs, too.
James Brolin is Jim Timothy, her manager and former love interest, while Roddy McDowall plays her co-writer Rena Valentine - based on Julian Eltinge - and Piper Laurie is West's mother Matilda. I wouldn't depend on this film for factual accuracy, but if you'd like to see JIllian pretty much put on a one woman show, it'll definitely deliver on that. The costumes are pretty great, too.
Now I do and I still have that crush.
Directed by Lee Phillips (The Spell, Sweet Hostage) and written by E. Arthur Kean, this has Jillian as Mae West and takes you through enough of her career to see how she went head-first against small-minded censors. Jillian is great in it and has several performances of West's songs, too.
James Brolin is Jim Timothy, her manager and former love interest, while Roddy McDowall plays her co-writer Rena Valentine - based on Julian Eltinge - and Piper Laurie is West's mother Matilda. I wouldn't depend on this film for factual accuracy, but if you'd like to see JIllian pretty much put on a one woman show, it'll definitely deliver on that. The costumes are pretty great, too.