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She Done Him Wrong (1933)

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"I'm the finest woman who walked the streets," declares bejeweled, hip-swishing Lady Lou (Mae West) at the beginning of She Done Him Wrong. Lou works as a singer at the Gay Nineties saloon of Gus Jordan (Noah Beery Sr.), who plies her with diamonds to keep her by his side. She runs afoul of stalwart mission captain Cummings (Cary Grant), who warns her that she's on the road to perdition. Mae West's first starring film, She Done Him Wrong literally saved Paramount Pictures from bankruptcy. It

Unrated, 1 hr. 5 min.

Classics, Comedy

Directed By: Lowell Sherman

In Theaters: Feb 9, 1933 Wide

On DVD: Apr 22, 2008

MCA Universal Home Video

She Done Him Wrong Trailer & Photos

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Mae West
Lady Lou
Cary Grant
Capt. Cummings
Owen Moore
Chick Clark
Gilbert Roland
Serge Stanieff
Rafaela Ottiano
Russian Rita
David Landau
Dan Flynn
Noah Beery Sr.
Gus Jordan
Fuzzy Knight
Rag-time Kelly
Tammany Young
Chuck Connors
Dewey Robinson
Spider Kane
Grace La Rue
Frances
Ernie S. Adams
Man in Audience
Louise Beavers
Pearl
Wade Boteler
Pal
Jack Carr
Patron
Charles "Heinie" Conklin
Street Cleaner
Mike Donlin
Tout
James C. Eagles
Pete
Mary Gordon
Cleaning Lady
Aggie Herring
Mrs. Flaherty
Al Hill
Barfly
Robert E. Homans
Officer Doheney
Arthur Houseman
Bar Fly
Rochelle Hudson
Sally Glynn
Lee Kohlmar
Jacobson
Michael Mark
Janitor
Tom McGuire
Mike
Frank Moran
Framed Convict
Harry Wallace
Steak McGarry
Tom Kennedy
Big Bill

Critic Reviews for She Done Him Wrong

All Critics (18) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (15) | Rotten (0) | DVD (2)

Director Lowell Sherman turns in a commendable job.

January 11, 2008 Full Review Source: Variety

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Variety Staff

Variety

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A superior vehicle for Mae West.

January 11, 2008 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader

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Dave Kehr

Chicago Reader

Top Critic

Considering that the film is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, the image looks quite good for its age.

May 9, 2008 Full Review Source: DVD Review

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Felix Gonzalez Jr.

DVD Review

Some of it is creaky, most of the storyline is either confusing or dull, but West is a gas, and her repartee with Grant is still tantalizing.

May 9, 2008 Full Review Source: DVD Review

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Felix Gonzalez Jr.

DVD Review

This delightful sex farce, co-starring the young and very handsome Cary Grant, is the only Mae West film to be Oscar-nominated, and it could not have been made a year later due to the restrictions of the Production Code.

June 29, 2005 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com Source: EmanuelLevy.Com

West in a repeat performance of her stage role is magnificent.

April 25, 2005 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

West's Lou must rank as one of the first truly liberated women ever seen onscreen...

July 30, 2003 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide

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TV Guide's Movie Guide

She Done Him Wrong is the stuff of legend.

May 29, 2003 Full Review Source: Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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Ken Hanke

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

For West fans only; the double entendres are cute by today's standards and Grant looks great.

August 20, 2002 Comment

Bob Bloom

Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)

All the Codes in the world couldn't keep Mae West from being her typical seductive and sexy self.

February 28, 2002 Full Review Source: Goatdog's Movies

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Michael W. Phillips, Jr.

Goatdog's Movies Source: Goatdog's Movies

She Done Him Wrong (1933), from director Lowell Sherman, is Mae West's star-making, most famous film role as a liberated, racy woman

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Tim Dirks' The Greatest Films

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Tim Dirks

Tim Dirks' The Greatest Films

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Personally I don't like West, and I didn't think she and Grant had any chemistry together at all. This movie just doesn't work.

September 3, 2010

AJ Verser

Super Reviewer

Not as good as "I'm No Angel" and I think I missed some of the story somehow cause I really didn't understand the suicidal girl from the beginning and what her part was. And I really wished Cary Grant had a bigger part, but then again, don't I always?

May 23, 2010