She Done Him Wrong

Description:

"Set in the 1890s, West plays a brash barroom entertainer with a soft spot for men in trouble, especially the mission director, young Cary Grant. She unknowingly gets caught up in a murder, as well as a white slavery ring, and sets about clearing things up as only Mae can. In between rescues she manages to perform some of her heated, hip-swinging classics including a steamy belting of 'Frankie and Johnnie."

subjects: West, mae, 1892-1980,  Social life and customs,  Criminals,  Temperance,  Eighteen nineties,  Nightclubs,  Drama,  Man-woman relationships,  Fugitives from justice,  Women singers,  Film adaptations,  Businesswomen,  Women entertainers,  Societies

People: Mae West

Places: New York (N.Y.),  New York (State),  Bowery (New York, N.Y. : Street),  New York

Times: 19th century