Rent I'm No Angel / Belle of the Nineties (1934)
3.5 of 5 from 54 ratings
2h 34min
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- 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.
I'm No Angel (1933)Mae West plays Tira in this fascinating comedy romance. Come on this entertaining journey with Tira who works as the divine dancing beauty and lion tamer at a fair. Needing some money to pay to defend herself in a court case, Tira agrees to take part in a show where she has to put her head in the mouth of a lion as the big climax of a stunt. Tira's new act is a tremendous success and offers come to perform in the Big Show. She continues flirting with rich men. Is her future meant to be chasing an endless string of lavish men or is Tira's fate sealed with tall, dark and handsome Jack Clayton played by Cary Grant? A fortune-teller has all the answers as Tira becomes a victim of intrigue and this means much more romantic madness from the entire cast of this angel-less flick.
Belle of the Nineties (1934)
Tiger Kid (Roger Pryor) is an up-and-coming boxer who's concentrating on the wrong kind of "knockout" - the electrifying Ruby Carter (Mae West). When Tiger's manager tricks Ruby into leaving town, she travels to New Orleans to headline with Duke Ellington and his Orchestra at Ace Lamont's Sensation House. But Ace has eyes for Ruby's plentiful diamonds and plots a robbery. As always, Mae out-smarts her adversaries and proves she has no intention of losing her jewels, or her man. This Mae West classic features a spectacular opening act in which the enchanting temptress performs in a variety of unique costumes, ending with Mae as the Statue of Liberty.- Actors:
- Mae West, Cary Grant, Gregory Ratoff, Edward Arnold, Ralf harolde, Kent Taylor, Gertrude Michael, Russell Hopton, Dorothy Peterson, William B. Davidson, Gertrude Howard, Libby Taylor, Bobby Barber, Eddie Borden, George Bruggeman, Morrie Cohan, Monte Collins, Ray Cooke, Nell Craig, Nigel De Brulier
- Directors:
- Wesley Ruggles, Leo McCarey
- Producers:
- William LeBaron
- Writers:
- Mae West, Lowell Brentano, Jack Wagner
- Aka:
- I'm No Angel / Belle of New Orleans (Belle of St. Louis / That St. Louis Woman / The Constant Sinner / It Ain't No Sin)
- Studio:
- Powerhouse Films
- Genres:
- Classics, Comedy, Drama, Music & Musicals, Romance
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 13/12/2021
- Run Time:
- 161 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 'I'm No Angel' with critic and writer Farran Smith Nehme (2021)
- Mae West at UCLA (1971): archival audio recording of the great performer in conversation at the University of California, Los Angeles Appreciation of My Little Chickadee with Dr Harriet Fields, granddaughter of W C Fields (2021)
- 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)
- Two Super 8 versions of 'I'm No Angel': a pair of original cut-down homecinema presentations, each consisting of different scenes
- Original Theatrical Trailers
- Image Galleries
- World and UK premieres on Blu-ray
