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She Done Him Wrong is a 1933 American black-and-white romantic comedy drama film produced by Paramount Pictures. Directed by Lowell Sherman and written by John Bright, the movie stars Mae West, Noah Beery Sr., Owen Moore, and Cary Grant. The narrative is set in New York City and features music by composer John Leipold. Edith Head served as the costume designer, while Charles Lang handled cinematography and Alexander Hall edited the film.
The production was released in the United States on February 9, 1933, with a runtime of 65 to 66 minutes. It was distributed by Paramount Pictures, Netflix, and Fandango at Home via video on demand. The film belongs to the Pre-Code Hollywood movement and includes keywords such as singer and nightclub owner. It received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films award and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture.
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5.9New 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.
Cast
- Mae West as Lady Lou
- Cary Grant as Captain Cummings
- Owen Moore as Chick Clark
- Gilbert Roland as Serge Stanieff
- Noah Beery as Gus Jordan
- David Landau as Dan Flynn
Themes
- singer
- pre-code
- nightclub owner
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Ratings
IMDb
6.3/10
7,252 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
93%
- Year
- 1933
- Runtime
- 66 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama, History
- Rated
- Passed
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. 2 wins & 1 nomination total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Lowell Sherman
- Screenplay by
- Harvey F. Thew, John Bright
- Based on
- Diamond Lil , 1928 play, by Mae West
- Produced by
- William LeBaron
- Starring
- Mae West Cary Grant Gilbert Roland
- Cinematography
- Charles Lang
- Edited by
- Alexander Hall
- Music by
- John Leipold (uncredited)
- Production company
- Paramount Pictures
- Distributed by
- Paramount Pictures
- Release date
- January 27, 1933 ( 1933-01-27 )
- Running time
- 66 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $200,000
- Box office
- $2.2 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Part of
- National Film Registry
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Movement
- Pre-Code Hollywood
- Director
- Lowell Sherman
- Screenwriter
- John Bright
- Cast member
- Louise Beavers
- Composer
- John Leipold
- Producer
- William LeBaron
- Production company
- Paramount Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Charles Lang
- Narrative location
- New York City
- Duration
- 68
- FilmAffinity ID
- 760565
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.uphe.com/movies/she-done-him-wrong
- Image
- Rafaela Ottiano in She Done Him Wrong.jpg
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- Commons category
- She Done Him Wrong
- publication date
- 1933-01-01
- film editor
- Alexander Hall
- title
- She Done Him Wrong
- color
- black-and-white
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Picture
- costume designer
- Edith Head
- distributed by
- Fandango at Home
- review score
- 6.3/10
- assessment
- Bechdel test
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Encyclopedic overview
She Done Him Wrong is a 1933 pre-Code American crime/comedy film starring Mae West and Cary Grant, directed by Lowell Sherman. The plot includes melodramatic and musical elements, with a supporting cast featuring Owen Moore, Gilbert Roland, Noah Beery Sr., Rochelle Hudson, and Louise Beavers. The film was adapted from the successful 1928 Broadway play Diamond Lil by Mae West. The film is famous for West's many double entendres and quips, including her best-known "Why don't you come up sometime and see me?". She Done Him Wrong was a box-office success and the film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture.
In 1996, She Done Him Wrong was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
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