Auf in den Westen (1936)
63KAuf in den Westen: Directed by Henry Hathaway. With Mae West, Warren William, Randolph Scott, Alice Brady. A movie star, stranded in the country, trifles with a young man’s affections.
“GO WEST YOUNG MAN is a good but yes, toned down comedy from Maeu0026#39;s pre-code days, but still fun to watch and not a waste of time at all.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eMae plays a movie star who stars in romantic drama and Warren William is her press agent who dreams up schemes to keep her from getting married, because her contract says that she cannot get married until 5 years. While they are on their way to Harrisburg Maeu0026#39;s custom-made car stuffed full of cold cream and shampoo breaks down. So, she is stuck in a rural colonial cottage boarding house with yummy Randolph Scott, twittering Alice Brady, and her biggest (and ditziest) fan Isabel Jewell.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWhile Mae Westu0026#39;s acting and dialog was made tamer for the talkies, so was wonderful, handsome, cynical Warren Williamu0026#39;s, who was one of Warner Bros. top stars in the pre-code era. Warren William used to play ruthless bosses and all out cads, and while his role here is good and he gets to do some sleazy arguing and engineer some tricks on Mae West, GWYM was indeed a big step down for him. It was all because of that awful Satan MET A LADY (1934) which greatly hurt his career. Not to mention the awakening of the film censors by the Legion of Decency.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eElizabeth Patterson gives a great performance as the spunky Aunt Kate, and Isabel Jewell does a wonderful job as energetic, imaginative, movie-crazy Gladys. She does a funny imitation of Marlene Dietrich.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOh yeah, and Randolph Scott was a total hunk with his u0026quot;large and sinewyu0026quot; muscles.”
