Mae West
Popularity:1.5708
Known For:Acting
Birthday:1893-08-17
Place of Birth:Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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Also Known As:Mary Jane West
The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays (1957)
Part of acclaimed filmmaker Frank Capra's "Wonders of Life" series of science-based films (which won an Emmy Award for Best Editing) teaches kids...
I'm No Angel (1933)
Bold performer Tira works as dancing beauty and lion tamer at a fair. Out of an urgent financial need, she agrees to a risky new number: she'll put...
Myra Breckinridge (1970)
Myron Breckinridge flies to Europe to get a sex-change operation and is transformed into the beautiful Myra. She travels to Hollywood, meets up with...
My Little Chickadee (1940)
On her way by stagecoach to visit relatives out west, Flower Belle Lee is held up by a masked bandit who also takes the coach's shipment of gold....
She Done Him Wrong (1933)
New York singer and nightclub owner Lady Lou has more male friends than can be imagined. One is a vicious escaped criminal on the way to see 'his'...
Becoming Cary Grant (2017)
For the first time one of Hollywood's greatest stars tells his own story, in his own words. From a childhood of poverty to global fame, Cary Grant,...
Goin' to Town (1935)
When her fiancé is killed, dancehall queen Cleo Borden inherits his wealth. Included are oil wells overseen by British engineer Carrington,...
Night After Night (1932)
A successful ex-boxer opens a high-class speakeasy in what once was the childhood home of a formerly rich society girl.
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983)
Out-takes (mostly from Warner Bros.), promotional shorts, movie premieres, public service pleas, wardrobe tests, documentary material, and archival...
Go West Young Man (1936)
Sensational movie star Mavis Arden's following spans the world and her personal appearance tours prove her popularity. On her way home from one such...
Belle of the Nineties (1934)
Nightclub entertainer Ruby Carter moves from St. Louis to New Orleans to escape Tiger Kid. At Ace Lamont's club, she gains fame but faces drama with...
The Heat's On (1943)
Temperamental stage diva Fay Lawrence is reluctantly persuaded by a Broadway producer to star in his latest production.
Klondike Annie (1936)
Singer Rose Carlton, otherwise known as 'The San Francisco Doll', accidentally kills her controlling boyfriend when he tries to prevent her from...
Hollywood Blue (1970)
A collection of vintage erotica from Hollywood movies is intercut with street interviews and newsreel footage.
Every Day's a Holiday (1937)
In turn-of-the-century New York City, con artist Peaches O'Day befriends Captain Jim McCarey, a cop who must turn her in unless she leaves town. The...
Sextette (1978)
On the day of her wedding to her sixth husband, glamorous silver screen sex symbol Marlo Manners is sought to intervene in a political dispute...
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons (1995)
From the A&E "Biography" series, a review of the birth, development and cinematic history of Betty Boop, the flapper cartoon character who has been a...
Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984)
Robert Preston hosts this documentary that shows what people of the 1930s were watching as they were battling the Depression as well as eventually...
Hollywood on Parade No. B-5 (1933)
Comedian Lloyd Hamilton escorts a group of beauty contest winners to various Hollywood night spots.
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man (1988)
A retrospective of the life and career of actor Cary Grant, including clips from his films and interviews with his friends and co-workers.
Anthony Quinn: An Original (1990)
Born in Mexico, Anthony Quinn became the family's main provider when his father died in an accident. Thus began the story of a man who had a thousand...
The Best of Laurel and Hardy (1968)
Compilation of the mismatched but immortal pair's various films and shorts.
The Fashion Side of Hollywood (1935)
Compilation of lighting and costume tests from various films, most notably Sternberg's "The Devil Is a Woman" (1935).
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)
Period music, film clips and newsreel footage combined into a visual exploration of the American entertainment industry during the Great Depression.
Complicated Women (2003)
Looks at the stereotype-breaking films of the period from 1929, when movies entered the sound era, until 1934 when the Hays Code virtually neutered...
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood (2008)
A look at the forces that shaped Pre-Code Hollywood and brought about the strict enforcement of the Hays Code in 1934.
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema (2007)
Before the G, PG and R ratings system there was the Production Code, and before that there was, well, nothing. This eye-opening documentary examines...
The Women Who Run Hollywood (2016)
The first talkie was directed by Alice Guy, the first color film was produced by Lois Weber, who directed more than 300 films over 10 years. Frances...
Hollywood Uncensored (1987)
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Peter Fonda host an examination of the history of decency standards for movies from the early 1920s onwards.
Mae West: Dirty Blonde (2020)
Mae West achieved great acclaim in every entertainment medium that existed during her lifetime, spanning eight decades of the 20th century. A...
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her (1994)
As the first "blonde bombshell," Mae West reigned supreme and changed the nation's view of women, sex and race — on stage, in films, on radio...
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression (2009)
A two-hour in-depth exploration into the Hollywood musicals of the 1930s.
Hooray for Hollywood (1976)
A celebration of Hollywood in the 1930s, featuring a compilation of clips from features and newsreels of the era.
Trailer Camp (1995)
Film archivist and former director of the San Francisco Lesbian and Gay Film Festival Jenni Olson created this fast-paced and often funny, campy...
Homo Promo (1970)
This spectacular showcase of vintage movie trailers offers a crash course in lesbian, gay, bi and transgender (LGBT) movie history and a colorful...
Homo Promo (1993)
Here are theatrical trailers for 27 mainstream and art-house films, presented chronologically from "Tea and Sympathy" to "Outrageous!" This...
Becoming Marilyn (2022)
The story of how Norma Jeane Mortenson became Marilyn Monroe (1926-62), a lucid path of self-discovery, from anonymity to stardom: the painful birth...
Hollywood on Parade No. B-10 (1934)
Essentially an advertisement for Murder at the Vanities (1934). Features Chico Marx, W.C. Fields, Duke Ellington and many others.
The Casting Couch (1995)
An unprecedented anthology of never-before-told true stories by and about some of Hollywood's most interesting stars, legends, and wannabes, and...
Mister Ed (1961)
Wilbur Post and his wife Carol move into a beautiful new home. When Wilbur takes a look in his new barn, he finds that the former owner left his...
The Oscars (1953)
An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a...
Intimate Portrait (1993)
Intimate Portrait is a biographical television series on the Lifetime Television cable network focusing on different celebrities, which includes...
American Masters (1986)
American Masters is a PBS television series which produces biographies on enduring writers, musicians, visual and performing artists, dramatists,...