Title: She done him wrong
First published: 1995
Description: "Set in the 1890s, West plays a brash barroom entertainer with a soft spot for men in trouble, especially the mission director, young Cary Grant. She unknowingly gets caught up in a murder, as well as a white slavery ring, and sets about clearing things up as only Mae can. In between rescues she manages to perform some of her heated, hip-swinging classics including a steamy belting of 'Frankie and Johnnie."
Subjects: West, mae, 1892-1980, Social life and customs, Criminals, Temperance, Eighteen nineties, Nightclubs, Drama, Man-woman relationships, Fugitives from justice, Women singers, Film adaptations, Businesswomen, Women entertainers, Societies
Places: New York (N.Y.), New York (State), Bowery (New York, N.Y. : Street), New York
People: Mae West
Time periods: 19th century