NIGHT AFTER NIGHT (Archie Mayo, 1932)
SHE DONE HIM WRONG (Lowell Sherman, 1933)
I’M NO ANGEL (Wesley Ruggles, 1933)
BELLE OF THE NINETIES (Leo McCarey, 1934)
GOIN’ TO TOWN (Alexander Hall, 1935)
KLONDIKE ANNIE (Raoul Walsh, 1936)
GO WEST YOUNG MAN (Henry Hathaway, 1936)
EVERY DAY’S A HOLIDAY (A Edward Sutherland, 1937)
MY LITTLE CHICKADEE (Edward F Cline, 1940)
THE HEAT’S ON (Gregory Ratoff, 1943)
Release date: 13 December 2021
Limited Edition Blu-ray Box Set (9 x UK Blu-ray premieres, 1 x World Blu-ray premiere)
When Mae West went to Hollywood in the early 1930s, she was already a major star. Having sensationalised Broadway, it was time for the movies to receive the same. Her fame allowed her control, picking her co-stars (including a young Cary Grant), receiving screenwriter credits, and baiting censors and audiences alike as the pre-Code era gave way to a more sanitised period in American filmmaking. This six-disc collection brings together all ten of West’s classic Hollywood features, from her supporting turn in 1932’s Night After Night to 1943’s musical extravaganza, The Heat’s On.
INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY BOX SET SPECIAL FEATURES
NIGHT AFTER NIGHT / SHE DONE HIM WRONG
2014 High Definition remaster of Night After Night
2017 restoration of She Done Him Wrong from a 4K scan
Original mono soundtracks
Audio commentary on She Done Him Wrong with critic and film historian Pamela Hutchinson (2021)
Mae West at UCLA (1971, 29 mins): archival audio recording of the great performer in conversation at the University of California, Los Angeles
She Done Him Right (1933, 8 mins): animated short film parody of She Done Him Wrong featuring Pooch the Pup and other canine characters
The Merry Old Soul (1933, 8 mins): Oswald the Rabbit animated short film featuring caricatures of many Hollywood stars, including Mae West
Original theatrical trailer for Night After Night
Image galleries: publicity and promotional materials
New and improved subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
UK premieres on Blu-ray
I'M NO ANGEL / BELLE OF THE NINETIES
2019 4K restoration of I’m No Angel
2021 restoration of Belle of the Nineties from a 4K scan
Original mono soundtracks
Audio commentary on I’m No Angel with critic and writer Farran Smith Nehme (2021)
Two Super 8 versions of I’m No Angel: a pair of original cut-down home-cinema presentations, each condensing the film via different scenes
Original theatrical trailers
Image galleries: publicity and promotional materials
New and improved subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
UK premieres on Blu-ray
GOIN' TO TOWN / KLONDIKE ANNIE
2018 restoration of Goin’ to Town from a 4K scan
2014 High Definition remaster of Klondike Annie
Original mono soundtracks
Audio commentary on Klondike Annie with academic and curator Eloise Ross (2021)
Downtown Girl (2021, 34 mins): appreciation of Mae West’s unique persona with academic and film historian Lucy Bolton
Original theatrical trailer for Goin’ to Town
Image galleries: publicity and promotional materials
New and improved subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
UK premieres on Blu-ray
GO WEST YOUNG MAN / EVERY DAY'S A HOLIDAY
2021 restorations of Go West Young Man and Every Day’s a Holiday from 4K scans
Original mono soundtracks
Audio commentary on Go West Young Man with writer and film historian Nora Fiore (2021)
The Only Way Is West (2021, 19 mins): exploration of Mae West’s cultural importance with critic and author Christina Newland
Original theatrical trailer for Every Day’s a Holiday
Image galleries: publicity and promotional materials
New and improved subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
UK premieres on Blu-ray
MY LITTLE CHICKADEE
2018 4K restoration
Original mono soundtrack
Mae West (1982, 95 mins): television movie biopic directed by Lee Philips, starring Ann Jillian as Mae West, and co-starring James Brolin, Piper Laurie, and Roddy McDowall
A Love-Hate Relationship (2021, 13 mins): appreciation of My Little Chickadee with Dr Harriet Fields, granddaughter of W C Fields
Hollywood Bowl (1939, 7 mins): Walter Lantz animation featuring many Hollywood caricatures, including W C Fields
Original theatrical trailer
Image gallery: promotional materials
New and improved subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
UK premiere on Blu-ray
THE HEAT'S ON
High Definition remaster
Original mono soundtrack
Super 8 version: original cut-down home-cinema presentation reducing the film to a quarter of its original theatrical runtime
Image gallery: promotional materials
New and improved subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
World premiere on Blu-ray
Limited edition exclusive 120-page book with a new essay by Iris Veysey, extracts from West’s autobiography, archival articles and interviews, and film credits
Limited edition of 6,000 numbered units
