I'm not a Mae West fan so I can only report that I was underwhelmed by the script put together by West and Fields. To be sure, he gets off some good one-liners and she has a more restrained role than usual as the voluptuous female that she imagined herself to be, but it's all very silly and predictable.
West seems bored with her part, tossing off her lines that have no particular wit or sting to them, in her familiar monotone. Fields, on the other hand, has an amusing scene with a goat that somehow got past the censors. He also wrote some very dry humor for himself, sounding at times like Mr. Micawber of "David Copperfield." MARGARET HAMILTON stands out in the supporting cast as the spinsterish woman looking out for Mae's morals and DICK FORAN has a stock role as a handsome eligible male interested in Mae. Joseph CALLEIA is the masked bandit, the villain of the piece, whose identity is no great surprise to anyone when revealed.
Summing up: Should have been much funnier considering the talent involved, but Mae's fans apparently consider it one of her most enjoyable. At least Fields treats himself to some good lines.
West seems bored with her part, tossing off her lines that have no particular wit or sting to them, in her familiar monotone. Fields, on the other hand, has an amusing scene with a goat that somehow got past the censors. He also wrote some very dry humor for himself, sounding at times like Mr. Micawber of "David Copperfield." MARGARET HAMILTON stands out in the supporting cast as the spinsterish woman looking out for Mae's morals and DICK FORAN has a stock role as a handsome eligible male interested in Mae. Joseph CALLEIA is the masked bandit, the villain of the piece, whose identity is no great surprise to anyone when revealed.
Summing up: Should have been much funnier considering the talent involved, but Mae's fans apparently consider it one of her most enjoyable. At least Fields treats himself to some good lines.