She Done Him Wrong Overview:

She Done Him Wrong (1933) was a Comedy - Romance Film directed by Lowell Sherman and produced by William LeBaron.

SYNOPSIS

This is the movie that made West a star and features one of her most famous performances. West plays Diamond Lil, who runs a saloon on the Bowery for Beery. She takes a shine to young missionary Grant, who reveals himself to be an undercover cop investigating the crime spree. Beery runs out of the saloon when he claims West's heart. Based on her stage play Diamond Lil, this includes the bawdy numbers "Frankie and Johnny," "I Like a Guy What Takes His Time," and "Easy Rider."

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She Done Him Wrong was inducted into the National Film Registry in 1996.

Academy Awards 1932/33 --- Ceremony Number 6 (source: AMPAS)

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She Done Him Wrong (1933)

By Carol Martinheira on May 28, 2017 From The Old Hollywood Garden

She Done Him Wrong (1933) On May 28, 2017 By CarolIn Comedy Ah, Mae West. Where does one begin with Mae West *cue Mae West-style double entendre*? If you know anything about her, you know she was an original, a trailblazer and a pioneer in many, many ways. And if you w... Read full article


She Done Him Wrong (1933)

By 4 Star Film Fan on Aug 22, 2016 From 4 Star Films

“I always did like a man in a uniform. That one fits you grand. Why don’t you come up sometime and see me? I’m home every evening.”? ~ Mae West Mae West is a larger-than-life personality if there ever was one. So large in fact that it’s hard to believe she was even a re... Read full article


She Done Him Wrong (1933)

By 4 Star Film Fan on Aug 22, 2016 From 4 Star Films

“I always did like a man in a uniform. That one fits you grand. Why don’t you come up sometime and see me? I’m home every evening.”? ~ Mae West Mae West is a larger-than-life personality if there ever was one. So large in fact that it’s hard to believe she was even a re... Read full article


The Pre-Code Blogathon: She Done Him Wrong (1933)

By Annmarie Gatti on Apr 3, 2015 From Classic Movie Hub Blog

“I believe in censorship. I made a fortune out of it.” -Mae West With her voluptuous figure, suggestive manner and risque dialog, Mae West?is arguably the most iconic ‘come on’ queen of her time. Groundbreaking, and at times even controversial, she was known for her blunt se... Read full article


"She Done Him Wrong," or The Way West

By David on Mar 8, 2014 From The Man on the Flying Trapeze

As Lady Lou, Mae West first sashays into "She Done Him Wrong" -- and into pop culture history -- by entering Gus Jordan's Place, where she is the featured, um, entertainment. But first she stops to say hello to a child: At moments like this I think of movie censor Will Hays. See, "She Done H... Read full article


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Quotes from

Lady Lou: Why don't you come up some time and see me?


Lady Lou: When women go wrong, men go right after them.


Lady Lou: It was a toss up between whether I go in for diamonds or sing in the choir. The choir lost.


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The shortest film to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture.
One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.
The movie's line "Why don't you come up sometime and see me?" was voted as the #26 movie quote by the American Film Institute (out of 100).
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