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I'm No Angel | Year: 1933 Classification: Comedy Directed: - Wesley Ruggles Actors/Actresses: - Mae West - Cary Grant MAE'S FUNNIEST AND NAUGHTIEST FILM! "I'm No Angel" is widely considered to be the film which saved Paramount Pictures from bankruptcy;it also contains hilarious double ententres written by that great shady lady of the screen - Mae West.From beginning to end, this movie is a real gem; this was made before the censors made her "tone done" her ribald style which most of the public loved and could'nt get enough of. Miss West was forty, fat and feisty; she was a cinema original the likes of which the public had never seen before (or since)-she made prudes blush,and prissy women giggle at the same time.Here she plays carny gal Tira, who, for a healthy hunk of change, actually gets into a cage and puts her pretty little head into a lion's mouth! Tira camps it up with her plump black maids and says to one "Beaulah,peel me a grape",a line which spoofs everything. Catch her scene with the lady-like Gertrude Michael-it's a riot- as is the courtroom scene where she puts every man in his place and wins the admiration of the judge.The29 year- old Cary Grant is ONE of her many love interests and he's the guy she ends up with.Recommended viewing for young and old alike;Mae was liberated and saucy,but she always had a heart of gold and there's nothing truly offensive about her famous wisecracks;she made fun of sex and in 1933 the movies grew up a little- in 1999 she's still fascinating to watch! Mae West Most Hilarious Film Mae West second starring role is her best film ever. As wise cracking Tira- the circus lion tamer she managesto tame more than lions as Cary Grant gives a supporting performance as a young and handsome millionaire businessman that falls for Tira after his cousin does. This is full of Mae one liners like a fortune teller tells Tira that he sees a man in her life and she quips" What only one?"- Brilliant and Funny from beginning to end. The film also has Hattie MacDaniel ( GWTW's Mammy) as one of her maids and many other great supporting roles. The courtroom scene at the end of the film is a comedic classic. Buy this video , You wont be sorry Quintessential Mae West. Tira (Mae West) is a gold-digging circus performer who reluctantly agrees to a dangerous lion-taming act to get herself out of a jam. The act is a great success, making Tira the talk of the town. Her flashy show at Madison Square Garden catches the eye of a wealthy businessman named Kirk Lawrence (Kent Taylor), who becomes infatuated with Tira and lavishes her with expensive gifts. Concerned for Kirk's social situation, his cousin and business partner, Jack Clayton (Cary Grant), attempts to convince Tira to reconsider their relationship. She does, and falls head over heels for Jack. But just as it looks like Jack and Tira will live happily ever after, Jack breaks off the relationship. A heartbroken but still stubborn Tira decides to sue him for breach of promise. 1933's "I'm No Angel" was Mae West's second starring role on the silver screen. After her previous film, "She Done Him Wrong", saved Paramount Pictures from financial ruin, the studio gave her carte blanche to do whatever she liked on this one. "I'm No Angel" was written entirely by Mae West. It's a romantic comedy, but West's character is not a romantic. Tira is nothing if not practical in her relationships with men. And there is no mistaking that the film exists entirely to showcase Ms. West's oversized personality and eye-catching figure. This is Self promotion and Star vehicle with capital S's. Mae West was 40 years old and a tad chunky when she made this film. But she didn't hesitate to cast herself as a sex goddess whom men of all ages found irresistible. And she gets away with it by sheer force of personality. West deserves a lot of credit for making audiences root for a union between a trash-talking middle-aged strumpet and a 29-year old gentleman of means. Such a relationship wouldn't gain approval in real life in 1933, and it wouldn't now. The success of "I'm No Angel", then and now, is testament to its star's great charisma. Cary Grant is more handsome than he would be during his years of star status, and surprisingly thinner. I don't think any actor could hope to share a scene with West without being upstaged by her, but Grant does a nice job of making Jack Clayton sympathetic, especially during the trial scenes. "I'm No Angel" is sometimes absurdly contrived, but that's the nature of romantic comedy. No bigger personality than Mae West ever graced the screen, and it's her presence that makes this film worthwhile. The DVD has no menu, only scene selections. And the movie begins as soon as the disc is inserted into the player. 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