# I'm No Angel

I'm No Angel is a 1933 film about a floozy lady lion tamer who makes it big on Broadway and hustles men out of their money.
    Directed by Wesley Ruggles. Written by Mae West.

## Tira

* A penny for your thoughts. Got the idea boys. You follow me?
* Am I makin' myself clear, boys? Suckers.
* I'm gonna be a bad girl and go home to bed. I'm tired of tossin' my hips.
* Always remember, honey. A good motto is: Take all you can get and give as little as possible.
* Don't forget, honey. Never let one man worry your mind. Find 'em, fool 'em and forget 'em.
* Well, Beulah, that's another performance under my belt and I still got the face...It's my fortune. When I was born with this face, it was the same as striking oil.
* And don't forget. Come up and see me sometime.

## Dialogue

    Rajah: [reading Tira's horoscope] You were born in August.
    Tira: Yeah, one of the hot months.
    Rajah: It was on the 17th under the sign of Leo, the Lion.
    Tira: Aw, King of the Beasts, huh.
    Rajah: Ah, you have a wonderful future. I see a man in your life.
    Tira: What, only one?
    Rajah: But this is one very particular man. He is very wealthy, enormously wealthy.
    Tira: ...What does he look like?
    Rajah: I see he has brown eyes. In fact, I see two men...two different men. In the near future, I see a change....I see a change of position.
    Tira: Sitting or reclining?...
    Rajah: The horoscope. Keep this where you may consult it frequently.
    Tira: All right, I'll take it to bed with me.
    Tira: Five times!...Wedding bells must sound like an alarm clock to you.
    The Chump: I don't suppose you believe in marriage, do you?
    Tira: Only as a last resort...What do you do for a livin'?
    The Chump: Oh, uh, sort of a politician.
    Tira: I don't like work either.
    The Chump: Oh, you know I like to get around and travel, and believe me, I've been places and seen things.
    Tira: I've been things and seen places. That sorta evens us up, huh?
    The Chump: [as Tira seductively dances for him] You're certainly givin' me the time of my life, baby.
    Tira: Don't say givin'. I don't like that word givin'.
    Kirk: Well anyway, you've been awfully kind. I'll never forget you.
    Tira: No one ever does.
    A maid: I been under the impression that you is a one-man woman.
    Tira: I am. One man at a time.
    Tira: Oh, Beulah.
    Beulah: Yes, ma'am.
    Tira: Peel me a grape.
    Jack: [about Kirk] He's neglecting important business on your account and, of course, there's Ms. Hatton his fiancee to be considered. [He sits down] Do you mind if I get personal?
    Tira: Go right ahead. I don't mind if you got familiar. It's all in the family.
    Jack: Tonight, you were especially good.
    Tira: When I'm good, I'm very good. But when I'm bad, I'm better.
    Jack: The only thing, I'm going to be jealous...Cause if I could only trust you.
    Tira: You can. Hundreds have.
    Jack: Do you know I'm mad about you?
    Tira: I could tell you'd be the first time I saw ya.
    Jack: Say, I must be transparent.
    Tira: Honey, you're just wrapped in cellophane...
    Jack: I could be your slave.
    Tira: Well, I guess that could be arranged.
    Reporter: Why did you admit knowing so many men in your life?
    Tira: Well, it's not the men in your life that counts, it's the life in your men.

## Taglines

* A story about a gal who lost her reputation - and never missed it!
* "Come up and see me sometime - any time!"

## Cast

* Mae West - Tira
* Cary Grant - Jack Clayton
* Gregory Ratoff - Benny Pinkowitz
* Edward Arnold - "Big Bill" Barton
* Ralf Harolde - "Slick" Wiley
* Kent Taylor - Kirk Lawrence
* Gertrude Michael - Alicia Hatton
* Russell Hopton - "Flea" Madigan
* Dorothy Peterson - Thelma
* William B. Davidson - Ernest Brown

## External links

* I'm No Angel quotes at the Internet Movie Database
* I'm No Angel at Filmsite.org