She Done Him Wrong
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| Directed by |
Lowell Sherman James Dugan (assistant) |
| Produced by | William LeBaron |
| Screenplay by | Harvey F. Thew John Bright |
| Based on |
Diamond Lil 1928 play by Mae West |
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| Music by | John Leipold (uncredited) |
| Cinematography | Charles Lang |
| Edited by | Alexander Hall |
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| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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66 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $200,000 |
| Box office | $2.2 million |
She Done Him Wrong is a 1933 American Paramount Pictures crime comedy film, starring Mae West and Cary Grant. Its plot includes melodramatic and musical elements. The supporting cast features Owen Moore, Gilbert Roland, Noah Beery, Sr., Rochelle Hudson and Louise Beavers. The film was directed by Lowell Sherman and produced by William LeBaron.
The film was adapted from the successful Broadway play Diamond Lil by Mae West. The Hays Code declared the play banned from the screen and repeatedly demanded changes to remove associations with or elements from the play, including suggested titles with the word "diamond". The adaption was finally allowed under the condition that the play not be referred to in publicity or advertising.
The movie is famous for West's many double entendres and quips, including her seductive, "I always did like a man in a uniform. That one fits you grand. Why don't you come up sometime and see me? I'm home every evening."
Blonde Venus (with Marlene Dietrich) and Madame Butterfly (with Sylvia Sidney), both predate She Done Him Wrong but West always claimed to have discovered Grant for her film, claiming that until then Grant had only made "some tests with starlets".
The script was adapted by Harvey F. Thew and John Bright. Original music was composed by Ralph Rainger, John Leipold and Stephan Pasternacki. Charles Lang was responsible for the cinematography, while the costumes were designed by Edith Head.
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