I regret that this film doesn't live up to the enormous reputation that precedes it. All the talk about it being "pre-code" is technically correct, but "She Done Him Wrong" doesn't push the boundaries as other films from the same period did. The most daring element is the painting of West (it really doesn't look like her) that is strategically obscured by a hat whenever it is on screen.
As a derivative of her "Diamond Lil" stage play, this film may show just how primitive Braodway was at that time. Songs and dances tied together with only the slightest of plots. Not much more than a "revue" really.
Mae West has a few good one-liners in this film, but only a few, and the most famous one, "Come up sometime and see me", is not as typically quoted.
I doubt this film made Cary Grant "a star". He's not in it much, and he's not very interesting in it.
As a derivative of her "Diamond Lil" stage play, this film may show just how primitive Braodway was at that time. Songs and dances tied together with only the slightest of plots. Not much more than a "revue" really.
Mae West has a few good one-liners in this film, but only a few, and the most famous one, "Come up sometime and see me", is not as typically quoted.
I doubt this film made Cary Grant "a star". He's not in it much, and he's not very interesting in it.