Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- irreverent
- sardonic
- classic movie night
- date night
What critics said
Critics broadly regard the film as a highly entertaining and atmospheric Mae West showcase, with fast comedy, melodrama, and provocative charm.
What sets it apart
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Lady Lou openly manages her lovers and negotiates with criminals while retaining control of the nightclub world.
Mae West's innuendo-heavy dialogue, seductive persona, and risqué nightclub setting exemplify Pre-Code Hollywood.
The escaped vicious criminal's journey back to Lady Lou drives the entanglement among her lovers and associates.
Lady Lou's nightclub functions as the central social arena for songs, seductions, betrayals, and criminal business.
Films like She Done Him Wrong, and why
I'm No Angel
pre-Code sexual wit, charismatic female antihero, and fast-paced romantic comedy
Trouble in Paradise
classic Hollywood screwball energy, flirtatious dialogue, and comic criminal entanglements
Design for Living
pre-Code provocation, nightclub milieu, and a sexually confident central woman
My Man Godfrey
witty romantic comedy built around transgressive desire and a magnetic star performance
Movie Details
- Director
- Lowell Sherman
- Release Date
- 1933-02-09
- Runtime
- 65 min
- Rating
- 5.9 / 10 (137)
Cast
- Mae West
- Cary Grant
- Owen Moore
- Gilbert Roland
- Noah Beery
- David Landau
- Rafaela Ottiano
- Dewey Robinson
- Rochelle Hudson
- Tammany Young
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is She Done Him Wrong about?
- A dazzlingly self-possessed nightclub proprietor turns criminal danger and romantic chaos into a showcase for Mae West's razor-sharp wit.
- What is She Done Him Wrong like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of She Done Him Wrong as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is She Done Him Wrong violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in She Done Him Wrong as mild.
- What did critics think of She Done Him Wrong?
- Critics broadly regard the film as a highly entertaining and atmospheric Mae West showcase, with fast comedy, melodrama, and provocative charm.
- Which films are like She Done Him Wrong?
- Films with a similar feel include I'm No Angel, Trouble in Paradise, Design for Living, and My Man Godfrey.
- How long is She Done Him Wrong?
- She Done Him Wrong runs 65 minutes.
- Where can I watch She Done Him Wrong?
- In United States, She Done Him Wrong is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
