Rent Goin' to Town / Klondike Annie (1936)
3.3 of 5 from 50 ratings
2h 28min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
When Mae West went to Hollywood in the early 1930's, she was already a major star. Having sensationalised Broadway, it was time for the movies to receive the same.
Goin' to Town (1935)
When her fiancée Buck Gonzales (Fred Kohler) is killed, dance hall queen Cleo Borden (Mae West) inherits his wealth. Included are oil wells supervised by British engineer Carrington (Paul Cavanagh), whom Cleo sets out to win by becoming a "lady". She races her horse in Buenos Aires, gains social position by loveless marriage to bankrupt Colton (Monroe Owsley), and even sings in an opera. But when she meets Carrington again, he's become the Earl of Stratton...Klondike Annie (1936)
Beautiful Rose Carlton (Mae West), a "kept" woman of the wealthy and possessive Chan Lo, escapes San Francisco's Chinatown on a ship bound for Alaska's gold rush territory. The ship's captain, Bull Brackett (Victor McLaglen), instantly falls for Rose but she is distracted by her new cabinmate, Sister Annie Alden (Helen Jerome Eddy). Exchanging philosophies, the unlikely pair develop a meaningful friendship before Sister Annie becomes sick and dies. Meanwhile, Bull learns Rose is wanted for murder but tells her he will standby her. Rose, in desperation, changes identities with her deceased friend and, once in Alaska, is inspired to a new calling. It's West at her best as she brings the immoral townspeople to their knees with her unconventional style of evangelism in this spirited tale of divine transformation.- Actors:
- Mae West, Paul Cavanagh, Gilbert Emery, Marjorie Gateson, Tito Coral, Ivan Lebedeff, Fred Kohler, Monroe Owsley, Grant Withers, Luis Alberni, Lucio Villegas, Mona Rico, Wade Boteler, Paul Harvey, Joe Frye, Vladimar Bykoff, Rafael Alcayde, Stanley Andrews, Zita Baca, Irving Bacon
- Directors:
- Alexander Hall, Raoul Walsh
- Producers:
- William LeBaron
- Writers:
- Marion Morgan, George B. Dowell, Mae West, Jack Wagner, Frank Mitchell Dazey, Bert Hanlon, Boris Petroff
- Aka:
- How Am I Doin'? / Frisco Kate
- Studio:
- Powerhouse Films
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics, Comedy, Drama, Music & Musicals, Romance
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 13/12/2021
- Run Time:
- 148 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.37:1
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Mae West (1982): television movie biopic directed by Lee Philips, starring Ann Jillian as West, and co-starring James Brolin, Piper Laurie, and Roddy McDowall
- Audio commentary on 'Klondike Annie' with academic and curator Eloise Ross (2021)
- Mae West at UCLA (1971): archival audio recording of the great performer in conversation at the University of California, Los Angeles
- Appreciations by academic and film historian Lucy Bolton and critic and author Christina Newland of West's unique star persona (2021)
- Three Walter Lantz animations featuring caricatures of West and W C Fields: She Done Him Right (1933), The Merry Old Soul (1933), and Hollywood Bowl (1939)
- Original Theatrical Trailers
- Image Galleries
- World and UK premieres on Blu-ray
