Talley: There she is, making an entrance into the circus in Madison Square Garden on a big, beautiful elephant, and there she is whipping the lions into performance. c.1901: West makes her show business debut as Baby Mae in an amateur evening competition at the Royal Theater; she wins a contest with her rendition of “Moving Day.”

And one of the things censorship under the production code is going to do is control the unbridled sexuality of women. Chauncey: There was a lot of sexual experimentation in the 1920s, and Mae West was a master at pushing the envelope as far as she could, and then a little bit further. West: I'm up here at Mr. Graumann's beautiful theater to see the grand opening premiere of my new picture, 'I'm No Angel.'

8. White Heat (1949):

Did Mae West really say, "Come up and see me sometime?" the story of one of Hollywood's most famous quotes. | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 15 July 2020. Hallett: She's writing these characters that are upending the idea that women are passive, women's sexuality victimizes them, and she makes the fallen woman the good woman. And if you see Mae West give a line that might be licentious, you can cross it out or suggest a change. To a young actor: How tall are you without your horse? Six foot, seven inches. Never mind the six feet. Let's talk about the seven inches!

West: ♪ I brought them here ♪ ♪ 'Cause I couldn't bear to lose ♪ ♪ Those Memphis blues ♪ ♪♪♪ Pierpont: Paramount referred to her as a one-woman production unit in charge of everything. It made such an impression on me that when I went home I start thinking about it, and I said, 'What on Earth am I thinking about this two dollar tramp for?'The story is set in New York City in the 1890s. A bawdy singer, Lady Lou, works in the Bowery barroom saloon of her boss and benefactor, Gus Jordan, who has given her many diamonds. But Lou is a lady with more men friends than anyone might imagine. They're rubbing shoulders with prostitutes, with fairy impersonators, with all kinds of people that they wouldn't otherwise know, and there is this fascination with what was called at the time the sort of seamy underbelly. Cagney never actually says simply “You dirty rat”– the above quote is probably the closest he gets) Hamilton: People who would never have gone to her play 'Sex,' respectable people, they'll go to this play because it makes them feel sophisticated without making them uneasy.

Pierpont: People were so concerned about what women were, whether they were sexual or should they be sexual and what were they allowed to be? Erasure's version appeared in the first episode of season one of the television show My Name Is Earl in 2005. A live performance recorded in Copenhagen on 9June2003 ( 2003-06-09) is included on the DVD The Erasure Show – Live in Cologne.A live cover version of "Make Me Smile" was released as the B-side to Duran Duran's 1984 number one single " The Reflex". On the label and sleeve, the song's original title was reversed and listed as "Come Up and See Me (Make Me Smile)". The band frequently covered the song during their early concerts, and this recording was made during a 16November1982 ( 1982-11-16) live performance for the BBC College Concert series. The entire concert was released on the live CD/DVD Live at Hammersmith '82! in September 2009. The Irish Charts – Search Results – Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 27 June 2020. Hamilton: When West came to the screen I think the assumption was that she would be a draw for men.

Her aforementioned earlier movies introduced West to broader audiences. In “I’m No Angel,” which she both wrote and starred in, her character Tira shimmies her way into a circus act that leads her to fame and into the arms of wealthy men (including a young Cary Grant). It’s in this film that West reminds us: Quoted in "For Women, Monologues They Haven't Heard" by Susan Pomerance, Dramaline Publications (1985)

10. Wall Street (1987):

The Flying Sorceress • The Egg and Jerry • Busy Buddies • Muscle Beach Tom • Down Beat Bear • Blue Cat Blues • Barbecue Brawl Lou: I heard you. But you ain’t kidding me any. You know, I met your kind before. Why don’t you come up sometime, hmm? Arhiva romanian top 100 – Editia 21, saptamina 2.06–8.06, 2003" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 18 February 2005 . Retrieved 13 May 2020.