Born in a working-class section of Brooklyn, she became a show-business giant, a personality so distinctive she transformed forever the way women and sex would be presented on stage, in films, radio, TV and cabarets around the world.
Included in this retrospective are clips from such films as Night After Night, She Done Him Wrong, I’m No Angel, Belle of the Nineties, Klondike Annie, Go West Young Man, Every Day’s a Holiday, and the evergreen My Little Chickadee. Also included are period archival footage, rare home movies, vintage stills, and interviews with Anthony Quinn, Robert Osborne, Rex Reed, and others.
Reviews
“The documentary Mae West. . . And The Men Who Knew Her by producers Gene Feldman and Suzette Winter gets its premiere. . . on A&E’s Biography series. I had an advance look at it and thoroughly enjoyed what I saw. I also liked their hook: insight into Mae strictly from the male p.o.v., by various men who knew her quite well. It’s something Mae would have approved of, certainly. She was the blonde who preferred gentlemen.” -The Hollywood Reporter
“She created this absolute goddess that was synonymous with sex and sex appeal for years.” -Robert Osborne, Critic
“She had that indefinable something that is really stardom. It separates the men from the boys, and the real women from the kids… Whatever that was, she had it.” -Rex Reed, Critic
“Gene Feldman and his wife Suzette Winter, who produced that excellent Audrey Hepburn Remembered, shown on PBS are now putting the finishing touches a similar valentine about Mae West. The full title is Mae West… And The Men Who Knew Her, with recollections about Mae from numerous Hollywood gents. Mae would love it: men talkin’ about her, not a woman in sight…” -The Hollywood Reporter
Details
LENGTH: 1 x 60 Minutes
FORMAT: Special
CAMERA: 16mm, Betacam
INTERNATIONAL TRACK: Yes
TEXTLESS: No
CLOSED CAPTIONS: No
ASPECT RATIO: 4:3
PRODUCTION YEAR: 1993
RELEASE YEAR: 1993
SUPPLIER: Wombat Productions
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA
RIGHTS TERRITORY: Worldwide
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