Dr. Dani SanchezApr 9
“I’m No Angel” (1933) was written by and stars Mae West. While it was her 3rd film appearance, West was a major broadway and night club star.
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Show threadDr. Dani SanchezApr 9
Mae West’s iconic wiggle was the product of her being inspired by vaudeville drag performers and b/c underneath her dresses she would wear these weird double decker shoes to make herself taller than her natural 5ft height
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Show threadDr. Dani Sanchez
While Libby Taylor, Hattie McDaniel, Gertrude Howard weren’t even fully credited for their work in “I’m No Angel” (1933) and they played domestics, the fact that Mae West hired 3 Black American actresses was pretty groundbreaking
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