Established superstar meets upcoming superstar in this comical Mae West vehicle where the "force of nature" manages to commit murder, accomplice to another and end up with a marriage proposal from Cary Grant before Will Hays and Joe Breen arrive to excise the vice in the film for decades to come.
Lady Lou (West) is the belle of the Bowery, packing the house every night with her hour glass figure and Edward G. Robinson singing style aided by a touch of tremolo. Naturally every red blooded man within the area want her with the exception of a Salvation Army officer (Grant) which irks her to a degree.
West is West as she bombards the audience with double entendre and complimentary leering at the handsome and stilted Grant as he moved up in billing. Rafaella Ottiano and John Landau offer surly supporting characters while Gilbert Roland as a gigolo matches Grant in the looks department that West also shows some interest in. Inferior in comparison to "I'm no Angel," made later in the year but more than enough "subtle inference" from the iconic Ms. West to keep her fans entertained.
Lady Lou (West) is the belle of the Bowery, packing the house every night with her hour glass figure and Edward G. Robinson singing style aided by a touch of tremolo. Naturally every red blooded man within the area want her with the exception of a Salvation Army officer (Grant) which irks her to a degree.
West is West as she bombards the audience with double entendre and complimentary leering at the handsome and stilted Grant as he moved up in billing. Rafaella Ottiano and John Landau offer surly supporting characters while Gilbert Roland as a gigolo matches Grant in the looks department that West also shows some interest in. Inferior in comparison to "I'm no Angel," made later in the year but more than enough "subtle inference" from the iconic Ms. West to keep her fans entertained.