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Mae West in Hollywood (Blu-ray) Indicator Ltd

$169.00

When Mae West went to Hollywood in the early 1930s, she was already a major star. Having sensationalised Broadway, it was time for the movies to receive the same. Her fame allowed her control, picking her co-stars (including a young Cary Grant), receiving screenwriter credits, and baiting censors and audiences alike as the pre-Code era gave way to a more sanitised period in American filmmaking. This six-disc collection brings together all ten of West’s classic Hollywood features, from her supporting turn in 1932’s Night After Night to 1943’s musical extravaganza, The Heat’s On.

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Special Features

NIGHT AFTER NIGHT / SHE DONE HIM WRONG
2014 High Definition remaster of Night After Night
2017 restoration of She Done Him Wrong from a 4K scan
Original mono soundtracks
Audio commentary on She Done Him Wrong with critic and film historian Pamela Hutchinson (2021)
Mae West at UCLA (1971, 29 mins): archival audio recording of the great performer in conversation at the University of California, Los Angeles
She Done Him Right (1933, 8 mins): animated short film parody of She Done Him Wrong featuring Pooch the Pup and other canine characters
The Merry Old Soul (1933, 8 mins): Oswald the Rabbit animated short film featuring caricatures of many Hollywood stars, including Mae West
Original theatrical trailer for Night After Night
Image galleries: publicity and promotional materials
New and improved subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
UK premieres on Blu-ray

I'M NO ANGEL / BELLE OF THE NINETIES
2019 4K restoration of I’m No Angel
2021 restoration of Belle of the Nineties from a 4K scan
Original mono soundtracks
Audio commentary on I’m No Angel with critic and writer Farran Smith Nehme (2021)
Two Super 8 versions of I’m No Angel: a pair of original cut-down home-cinema presentations, each condensing the film via different scenes
Original theatrical trailers
Image galleries: publicity and promotional materials
New and improved subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
UK premieres on Blu-ray

GOIN' TO TOWN / KLONDIKE ANNIE
2018 restoration of Goin’ to Town from a 4K scan
2014 High Definition remaster of Klondike Annie
Original mono soundtracks
Audio commentary on Klondike Annie with academic and curator Eloise Ross (2021)
Downtown Girl (2021, 34 mins): appreciation of Mae West’s unique persona with academic and film historian Lucy Bolton
Original theatrical trailer for Goin’ to Town
Image galleries: publicity and promotional materials
New and improved subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
UK premieres on Blu-ray

GO WEST YOUNG MAN / EVERY DAY'S A HOLIDAY
2021 restorations of Go West Young Man and Every Day’s a Holiday from 4K scans
Original mono soundtracks
Audio commentary on Go West Young Man with writer and film historian Nora Fiore (2021)
The Only Way Is West (2021, 19 mins): exploration of Mae West’s cultural importance with critic and author Christina Newland
Original theatrical trailer for Every Day’s a Holiday
Image galleries: publicity and promotional materials
New and improved subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
UK premieres on Blu-ray

MY LITTLE CHICKADEE
2018 4K restoration
Original mono soundtrack
Mae West (1982, 95 mins): television movie biopic directed by Lee Philips, starring Ann Jillian as Mae West, and co-starring James Brolin, Piper Laurie, and Roddy McDowall
A Love-Hate Relationship (2021, 13 mins): appreciation of My Little Chickadee with Dr Harriet Fields, granddaughter of W C Fields
Hollywood Bowl (1939, 7 mins): Walter Lantz animation featuring many Hollywood caricatures, including W C Fields
Original theatrical trailer
Image gallery: promotional materials
New and improved subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
UK premiere on Blu-ray

THE HEAT'S ON
High Definition remaster
Original mono soundtrack
Super 8 version: original cut-down home-cinema presentation reducing the film to a quarter of its original theatrical runtime
Image gallery: promotional materials
New and improved subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
World premiere on Blu-ray

Limited edition exclusive 120-page book with a new essay by Iris Veysey, extracts from West’s autobiography, archival articles and interviews, and film credits
Limited edition of 6,000 numbered units

Format

Bluray

Label

Indicator