S6E9: She Done Him Wrong, 1933

About this episode

The episode reviews the 1933 film 'She Done Him Wrong', discussing its Academy Award nomination and its origins from a Broadway play.

(Episode recorded October 25, 2024) It's our eighth review of the season, but only our fifth nominee for Outstanding Production at the Sixth Academy Awards. In fact, She Done Him Wrong is the shortest film nominated for the top prize...and the top prize was it's only nomination. The film was adapted from the successful 1928 Broadway play Diamond Lil, penned by and starring Mae West. Despite it's success on the stage, the play was actually banned, which led to multiple issues once production o...

People in this episode

Host: Shea Cinema

Topics covered

• film review
• Academy Awards
• Mae West
• Broadway adaptation
• film history

Keywords

• She Done Him Wrong
• Mae West
• Sixth Academy Awards
• film history
• Broadway
• Diamond Lil
• film review

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: She Done Him Wrong, Diamond Lil

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