
Goin' To Town
Goin' To Town is a 1935 musical comedy film directed by Alexander Hall and written by Mae West. The film stars Mae West, Paul Cavanagh, Gilbert Emery, Marjorie Gateson, Tito Coral and Ivan Lebedeff. The film was released on April 25, 1935, by Paramount Pictures. The film stars Mae West. She used her own voice, prompting Mordant Hall to state the following in his review, "the highlight of the picture is Miss West singing high opera (really!)."
Plot
Cleo Borden (West) is a saloon singer out west whose cattle rustling boyfriend (Fred Kohler) dies right before their wedding day (in which they signed a paper agreeing to marry) and leaves her a fortune. She sets her sights on a handsome Brit in Carrington (Paul Cavanaugh), employed surveying the oil wells on her property and spends the rest of the picture trying to win him over, having placed a bet on it. He considers her "Crude oil", which leads to West stating her desire to "become a lady if it kills me!" Part of her quest includes throwing an opera and singing the lead in a scene from Samson and Delilah.
More details
author | Mae West |
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director | Alexander Hall |
editor | LeRoy Stone |
genre | comedy |
keywords | buenos aires exonerate loveless marriage oil well rustle saloon singer sing wedding day |
musicBy | Sammy Fain |
producer | William LeBaron |
publisher | Paramount Pictures |
theme | musical comedy romantic comedy romantic musical |