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Belle of the Nineties

  • 1934
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  • 1h 13min
VALUTAZIONE IMDb
6,3/10
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Mae West in Belle of the Nineties (1934)
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Aggiungi una trama nella tua linguaRuby Carter, a nightclub star, moves from St. Louis to New Orleans to escape Tiger Kid. At Ace Lamont's club, she gains fame but faces drama with Ace's ex Molly. A jewel theft and fixed figh... Leggi tuttoRuby Carter, a nightclub star, moves from St. Louis to New Orleans to escape Tiger Kid. At Ace Lamont's club, she gains fame but faces drama with Ace's ex Molly. A jewel theft and fixed fight lead to confrontations.Ruby Carter, a nightclub star, moves from St. Louis to New Orleans to escape Tiger Kid. At Ace Lamont's club, she gains fame but faces drama with Ace's ex Molly. A jewel theft and fixed fight lead to confrontations.

  • Regia
    • Leo McCarey
  • Sceneggiatura
    • Mae West
    • Jack Wagner
  • Star
    • Mae West
    • Roger Pryor
    • Johnny Mack Brown
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  • VALUTAZIONE IMDb
    6,3/10
    1054
    LA TUA VALUTAZIONE
    • Regia
      • Leo McCarey
    • Sceneggiatura
      • Mae West
      • Jack Wagner
    • Star
      • Mae West
      • Roger Pryor
      • Johnny Mack Brown
    • 18Recensioni degli utenti
    • 19Recensioni della critica
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    Mae West
    Mae West
    • Ruby Carter
    Roger Pryor
    Roger Pryor
    • Tiger Kid
    Johnny Mack Brown
    Johnny Mack Brown
    • Brooks Claybourne
    • (as John Mack Brown)
    John Miljan
    John Miljan
    • Ace Lamont
    Katherine DeMille
    Katherine DeMille
    • Molly Brant
    Duke Ellington
    Duke Ellington
    • Piano Player
    James Donlan
    James Donlan
    • Kirby
    Stuart Holmes
    Stuart Holmes
    • Dirk
    Harry Woods
    Harry Woods
    • Slade
    Edward Gargan
    Edward Gargan
    • Stogie
    Libby Taylor
    Libby Taylor
    • Jasmine
    Warren Hymer
    Warren Hymer
    • St. Louis Fighter
    Benny Baker
    Benny Baker
    • Blackie
    Morrie Cohan
    • Butch
    Tyler Brooke
    Tyler Brooke
    • Comedian
    Frederick Burton
    Frederick Burton
    • Colonel Claybourne
    • (scene tagliate)
    Augusta Anderson
    Augusta Anderson
    • Mrs. Claybourne
    • (scene tagliate)
    Wade Boteler
    Wade Boteler
    • Editor
    • (scene tagliate)
    • Regia
      • Leo McCarey
    • Sceneggiatura
      • Mae West
      • Jack Wagner
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    5planktonrules

    Surprisingly tame and dull.

    As I watched the Mae West film, "Belle of the Nineties", I found myself wishing they'd made the movie six months earlier. This is because the film debuted in September, 1934...a couple months after the new toughened Production Code came into effect. This is because West's shtick was bawdy humor....and in the Code era, nothing even remotely bawdy would be allowed. So, as a result, West's character is pretty dull and the movie mostly forgettable.

    Mae stars as Ruby, a woman who sings in the saloon owned by a local baddie, Ace Lamont. Lamont was played by John Miljan...a man who always played disreputable jerks. So, you know from the outset that he's a guy up to no good. But, like EVERY man in a Mae West film, he is drawn to her like a moth to a flame. But because he's bad to the core, he wants Ruby AND he wants to screw her...out of her diamonds. Can Ruby outsmart this conniving jerk?

    It's odd, but after the movie was over, I already found myself forgetting it. Sure, a Code picture with West could be good ("My Little Chickadee" and "Go West Young Man" were pretty good Code films), but this one just seemed to be so neutered that it was dull and forgettable. Gone are West's terrific one liners as well as any sense of fun.
    6SnoopyStyle

    I fade

    It is the 1890's St. Louis. Vaudeville star Ruby Carter (Mae West) becomes involved with boxer Tiger Kid. His manager breaks them up and she leaves for New Orleans. Ace Lamont falls for her which drives Molly Brant jealous.

    As Mae West transitions into the Code era, she seems to have a couple of different moves. Certainly, the jokes are a little tamer and this one has her singing more songs. I'm not a big fan of her singing. Her uniqueness derives from her bodied sexualized humor. I find myself fading during her singing. I'm not saying that it's bad in any sense. It's just not what I want from her.
    7lugonian

    When a St. Louis Woman Comes Down to New Orleans

    BELLE OF THE NINETIES (Paramount, 1934), directed by Leo McCarey, stars the "calm and collected" Mae West, contributor to the story, screenplay, and bedside manner dialog ("It's better to be looked over than overlooked"). In her fourth feature film and only 1934 release, it also became the first in a series of Mae West comedy/dramas to have the production seal-of-approval. While not up to the standards as her two previous 1933 efforts of SHE DONE HIM WRONG and I'M NO ANGEL, BELLE OF THE NINETIES has more of a reputation than West herself as being the movie to have gone through numerous production problems. Other than alternate titles before the selected choice, and Roger Pryor as the substitute for the original choice of George Raft, BELLE OF THE NINETIES contains several scenes ending with abrupt blackouts. Other than that, BELLE OF THE NINETIES ranks one of Mae West's most interesting, if not entirely successful screen efforts, with her witty one-liners making this more memorable than the plot itself.

    Set in the Gay Nineties, circa 1892-93, in St. Louis, Ruby Carter (Mae West), a burlesque queen (and "The most talked about woman in America"), is much admired by many male patrons who attend the café to watch her perform. She sincerely loves a prizefighter called "The Tiger Kid" (Roger Pryor). Feeling Ruby's affection will complicate the Tiger's chances for the championship fight, Kirby (James Donlan), his manager, schemes to break up their relationship. Unaware of the set-up, Ruby leaves St. Louis for New Orleans to accept an engagement working for Ace Lamont (John Miljan) at his Sensation House. While there she stirs up much attention, especially with Ace, causing his mistress, Molly Brant (Katherine DeMille) to become extremely jealous. Having no interest in Ace, Ruby focuses her attention to Brooks Claybourne (Johnny Mack Brown), a young millionaire now supporting her with expensive diamonds and jewelry. Sometime later, Kirby, along with his star fighter, Tiger Kid, arrive in New Orleans where the Tiger is to fight the Champ in a boxing match being promoted by Ace. Ace, jealous of Ruby's affection towards Brooks, hires Tiger to act as the masked bandit to steal her jewelry while on a carriage ride. Later, Ruby spots Tiger is seen conversing with and giving the Ruby's jewelry Ace. Suspecting some sort of setup, Ruby avenges herself on both men, leading to the unexpected murder of one of them.

    With a smooth mix of newer songs (by Arthur Johnston and Sam Coslow) and nostalgic tunes from the nineties era, such as "And the Band Played On" (better known as "The Strawberry Blonde"), introduced through underscoring during the opening credits, the soundtrack to BELLE OF THE NINETIES includes: "Here We Are" (sung by chorus); "My American Beauty" (sung by Gene Austin with Mae West appearing in tableaux posing as a butterfly, rose, bat, spider and finally the Statue of Liberty); "When a St. Louis Woman Goes Down to New Orleans," "I Hate to Wait," "My Old Flame," "Those Memphis Blues" (by W.C. Handy) and "Troubled Waters" (all sung by West). With the tunes presented and performed, "My Old Flame," is noteworthy. Set at night, West, smoking a cigarette, stands on the outside terrace watching her maid and beau (Libby Taylor and Sam McDaniel) taking part of Brother Eben's prayer meeting. She sings while the spiritual group of Negroes are seen waving their arms as they are being saved in having their sins washed away in the river. The use of super imposing effects between West and the attendees of the prayer meeting, along with shadowy images reflection from the river, is done quite effectively.

    In the supporting cast is Warren Hymer ("Hi, Ruby, this is your Bunny Boy." Ruby: "Bunny Boy? I don't know any rabbits"), and Duke Ellington and his Orchestra during the the "Memphis Blues" number.

    Although Mae West is usually the central focus, veteran actor John Miljan (1892-1960) as the villainous Ace Lamont, nearly steals the film his leading lady. West's on screen character description of Ace is summed up with this amusing quote: "That guy's no good. His mother should have thrown him out and kept the stork." In their "love" scene, Ace (Miljan) compliments Ruby about her "golden hair, fascinating eyes, alluring smile, lovely arms ..." Ruby quickly responds, "Wait a minute. Wait a minute. Is this a proposal or are you taking inventory?" One particular scene shows Miljan's true evilness to good advantage as he socks his unwanted mistress, Molly (DeMille) in the jaw, placing her in a closet with the intention of burning down his own casino with her in it so not having to pay off a large gambling debt that would wiped him out financially. Miljan's sinister laugh and dark curly hair add to his snarling meanness. Roger Pryor as the lovesick prizefighter, is showcased well, though never rose to the ranks of stardom. The third billed Johnny Mack Brown is offered the least amount of screen time along with Frederick Burton and Augusta Anderson appearing briefly as his parents.

    As with SHE DONE HIM WRONG, BELLE OF THE NINETIES is very authentic in capturing the flavor of the 1890s era, right down from period settings to costumes, compliments of costume designer, Travis Banton.

    BELLE OF THE NINETIES, which went on video cassette in 1992, includes an added bonus of a theatrical trailer featuring certain key sings along with her singing "My Old Flame" differently from what was used in the final print. Nearly a decade later, BELLE OF THE NINETIES became the first Mae West feature from her Paramount years to be distributed on DVD. So far, both VHS and DVD formats have come and gone, as well as having acquired a rare cable TV broadcast in later years on Turner Classic Movies (TCM premiere July 3, 2014). (***)
    7burgemc

    Classic Mae West

    This movie is classic Mae West, full of one-liners with carefully disguised meanings to escape the censors. It's interesting to note that this is the movie where she really began to fight with the Hays Office and the Breen Office to get her movie past the censors...She had to change the title from "It's No Sin" (people picketed in the streets with signs that said, "Yes, It Is"). Therefore, this movie could be seen by some as not quite as good as her 3 previous movies. However, it is still a gem from Mae's classic period. Everyone should see a Mae West movie at least once...
    6funkyfry

    Look out, Twentieth Century, here she comes!!!

    Mae West throws all the curves in this one as a singer (?) in the 1890s who dumps her boxer boyfriend in a mix-up and runs off to New Orleans to perform and live there. She's featured in a stunning musical number where she models a shimmering gown against which numerous costumes are superimposed by a projector! One pose has her as lady liberty. Unfortunately, this is a less liberated, somewhat cleaned-up Mae West. She still likes to have fun, and enough gags remain to make this one worth a few solid laughs. Good production by Paramount.

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      According to David Niven, this film was to have been called "It Ain't No Sin" and, as a publicity stunt, 40 parrots were trained to repeat "It ain't no sin." Then the Hays Office made the studio change the title.
    • Blooper
      The songs "Memphis Blues" and "St Louis Blues", sung by Ruby Carter (Mae West) in 1890s New Orleans, were written and published in the 1910s by W.C. Handy.
    • Citazioni

      Ace Lamont: Great town, St. Louis. You were born here?

      Ruby Carter: Yes.

      Ace Lamont: What part?

      Ruby Carter: Why, all of me.

    • Connessioni
      Featured in Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter (1982)
    • Colonne sonore
      Memphis Blues
      (uncredited)

      Written by W.C. Handy

      Performed by Mae West and the Duke Ellington Orchestra

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    • Data di uscita
      • 21 settembre 1934 (Stati Uniti)
    • Paese di origine
      • Stati Uniti
    • Lingua
      • Inglese
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      • Babe Gordon
    • Luoghi delle riprese
      • New Orleans, Louisiana, Stati Uniti
    • Azienda produttrice
      • Paramount Pictures
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      • 800.000 USD (previsto)
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    • Tempo di esecuzione
      • 1h 13min(73 min)
    • Colore
      • Black and White
    • Proporzioni
      • 1.37 : 1

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