Belle of the Nineties (1934)

Synopsis: Mae West, who wrote this and a handful of other movies during the 1930s, stars as 1890s blues singer Ruby in a comic romp that follows the dazzling entertainer's quest to find the man of her dreams... Mae West, who wrote this and a handful of other movies during the 1930s, stars as 1890s blues singer Ruby in a comic romp that follows the dazzling entertainer's quest to find the man of her dreams without being duped. Ruby distracts boxer Tiger so much that Tiger's manager asks Ruby to leave town, but it's not the last that Ruby and Tiger will see of each other. Singing such songs as "My Old Flame" and "Memphis Blues" with a sultry air in front of Duke Ellington's orchestra, Ruby projects sex and sincerity at the same moment. Using both her brains and her looks to keep herself out of the grasp of troublemakers, Ruby outwits her female competition and the male predators to emerge unscathed and with her beau on her arm. The script was ruthlessly pared by the censorship board, but Mae West slips enough double entrendres through to make this show, directed by the great Leo McCarey, a delight. [More]

Starring: Mae West, Roger Pryor, Katherine De Mille, Johnny Mack Brown

Starring: Mae West, Roger Pryor, Katherine De Mille, Johnny Mack Brown, John Miljan, Duke Ellington

Director: Leo McCarey

Director: Leo McCarey
Producer: William LeBaron

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