She Done Him Wrong

She Done Him Wrong

1933 · 65 min · EN · NR · 5.9 (139 votes)
Dir. Lowell Sherman · Starring Mae West, Cary Grant, Owen Moore, Gilbert Roland, Noah Beery, David Landau · Music John Leipold

“Mae West gives a 'Hot Time' to the nation!”

ComedyCrime

New York singer and nightclub owner Lady Lou has more male friends than can be imagined. One is a vicious escaped criminal on the way to see 'his' girl, unaware she hasn't exactly been faithful in his absence. Help is at hand in the form of young Captain Cummings, a local temperance league leader.

VIBE

A dizzying, pre-Code romp filled with suggestive innuendo and rapid-fire jokes. Mae West commands the screen with undeniable charisma, delivering a performance that's both scandalous and utterly hilarious. It's pure, unadulterated, saucy fun.

bawdyrollickingscandalouscampysteadypre-code Hollywoodscrewball comedyvaudevilledeceptionmoralityhedonismsocial hypocrisy
singerpre-codenightclub owner