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' girl, unaware she hasn't exactly been faithful in his absence. Help is at hand in the form of young Captain Cummings, a local temperance league leader.
Acting
Mae West's legendary delivery of lines she wrote herself.
Writing
Dialogue so cheeky it helped create the Hays Code.
Director
Lowell Sherman
Mae West
Lady Lou
Cary Grant
Captain Cummings
Owen Moore
Chick Clark
Gilbert Roland
Serge Stanieff
Noah Beery
Gus Jordan
David Landau
Dan Flynn
Rafaela Ottiano
Russian Rita
Dewey Robinson
Spider Kane
Rochelle Hudson
Sally
Tammany Young
Chuck Connors
Fuzzy Knight
Rag Time Kelly
Robert Homans
Doheney
Louise Beavers
Pearl
Ernie Adams
Man in Audience (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Mae West wrote the play 'Diamond Lil' that became this film, then rewrote the screenplay when Paramount tried to soften it. The Hays Office was so horrified they accelerated censorship enforcement.
Cary Grant was still an unknown when West demanded him specifically, launching his career. She also insisted on keeping 'Why don't you come up sometime and see me?' which became her trademark.
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