West i västern

My Little Chickadee

...Fields gets much the best of the comedy, as he was just as funny with props as he could be exchanging quips.

Mae West's cool, swaggering delivery is somehow funny all the time – coupled with that odd, occasional pout which resembles, and may in fact be, a suppressed yawn. A treat.

His attempts to get into Flower Belle's bed are hilarious, and the poker scene in the bar is a classic...