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...salary. When her first pictures were an enormous hit, Hollywood labeled her a fad, but instead of declining like most fads, Mae West ceased to be one, became a U. S. institution. Goin' to Town, unlikely to increase or diminish her prestige as America's sweethot, should delight those of Actress West's admirers who are especially entranced by her facility in making a stale gag seem fresh by reciting it as though its real meaning were unprintable. Good shot: Mae West's Indian retainer firing off blank cartridges to scare her jockey into winning...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures: May 20, 1935 | 5/20/1935 | See Source »

...circumstantial evidence, each fiery retort. But one important bit of Myrtle Sands's discovery, Mae West could not deny: the names of the bride's parents in the Milwaukee certificate-John West and Matilda Dilker-were indeed the names of the parents of America's Sweethot...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Press: West & Wallace | 5/6/1935 | See Source »

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