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Mae West is ultimate bad girl Lady Lou, the singer in a Gay Nineties saloon that stands next door to a church mission run by a very young Cary Grant. He wants to save Lou's soul; she wants to corrupt his. Meanwhile, a girl tries to commit suicide, a counterfeiting ring kicks into operation, a criminal escapes, and a woman is stabbed to death. All in just 66 minutes. Given all that happens, you might think the movie is fast-paced, but it isn't really until the very end. On the other hand, it doesn't need to be: West is racy enough on her own. She's intelligent, witty, poised, and buiguilingly self-confident, and the film is as bawdy as it is delightful. The shortest movie ever to be nominated for Best Picture.
Mae West is ultimate bad girl Lady Lou, the singer in a Gay Nineties saloon that stands next door to a church mission run by a very young Cary Grant. He wants to save Lou's soul; she wants to corrupt his. Meanwhile, a girl tries to commit suicide, a counterfeiting ring kicks into operation, a criminal escapes, and a woman is stabbed to death. All in just 66 minutes. Given all that happens, you might think the movie is fast-paced, but it isn't really until the very end. On the other hand, it doesn't need to be: West is racy enough on her own. She's intelligent, witty, poised, and buiguilingly self-confident, and the film is as bawdy as it is delightful. The shortest movie ever to be nominated for Best Picture.
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