...because this film is pretty boring stuff. Mae West plays a film star called Mavis. However, everyone pronounces this as "Marvis" instead of "Mayvis" like normal and that gets pretty irritating to listen to. Anyway, it is the job of her press agent Warren William (Morgan) to make sure that she has no romantic dalliances and he does his best to scupper any opportunities that she gets. The majority of the film is set in a country house where she drools over mechanical engineer Randolph Scott (Bud). It's a Mae West vehicle so the plot is irrelevant. Just go with the flimsy story.
Unfortunately, the cast at the country house are terrible, playing for comedy and failing at every attempt. Without exception. What a shame. This film should have been a lot better. The only marks that I have awarded for this film come from a couple of Mae West scenes when she's sex-pesting Randolph Scott. She's funny. Still, she also plays a character with some unpleasant traits and that isn't funny, it's nasty. I want Mae West funny and lecherous all the time please.
Mae West is definitely a phenomenon. I don't see why more women haven't taken her lead and developed a similar sex crazed innuendo-driven character. In today's 'woke' culture, it just wouldn't be acceptable even though the majority of us would find it funny. It's a bit like the Tory Minister who has just been exposed for drunkenly groping men at a work function. His name is Mr Pincher. And it's funny. Not to the 'woke' brigade, though, who are outraged and want his blood. Chill out. It's funny. He gets a little frisky with alcohol and likes to pinch people's bottoms. Like Mae West. Unfortunately, this film isn't an overall entertaining experience. Get your bottom pinched instead.
Unfortunately, the cast at the country house are terrible, playing for comedy and failing at every attempt. Without exception. What a shame. This film should have been a lot better. The only marks that I have awarded for this film come from a couple of Mae West scenes when she's sex-pesting Randolph Scott. She's funny. Still, she also plays a character with some unpleasant traits and that isn't funny, it's nasty. I want Mae West funny and lecherous all the time please.
Mae West is definitely a phenomenon. I don't see why more women haven't taken her lead and developed a similar sex crazed innuendo-driven character. In today's 'woke' culture, it just wouldn't be acceptable even though the majority of us would find it funny. It's a bit like the Tory Minister who has just been exposed for drunkenly groping men at a work function. His name is Mr Pincher. And it's funny. Not to the 'woke' brigade, though, who are outraged and want his blood. Chill out. It's funny. He gets a little frisky with alcohol and likes to pinch people's bottoms. Like Mae West. Unfortunately, this film isn't an overall entertaining experience. Get your bottom pinched instead.