Regie:
Wesley RugglesDrehbuch:
Mae WestKamera:
Leo ToverBesetzung:
Mae West, Cary Grant, Gregory Ratoff, Edward Arnold, Kent Taylor, Gertrude Michael, Russell Hopton, Dorothy Peterson, William B. Davidson, Irving Pichel (mehr)Inhalte(1)
Tira works as a dancer and occasional lion tamer for a circus, but her greatest pleasure in life is in her liaisons with wealthy men. During one of her dances, she makes eye contact with a gentleman wearing a huge diamond ring. He later joins her in her hotel room for a nightcap but is interrupted by the sudden arrival of Slick Wiley, a pickpocket who thinks of himself as Tira's "man." Slick knocks the gentleman unconscious and steals his ring but later is arrested and thrown in jail. The circus owner offers to lend Tira money for a lawyer to avoid prosecution on condition that she put her head in a lion's mouth as part of a new act to tour major cities. Tira agrees and becomes the star attraction, gaining fame and wealth from her success. Various society patrons visit Tira backstage, among them Kirk Lawrence and his fiancée Alicia Hatton. Alicia is disdainful of Tira, but Kirk becomes infatuated with her, and a whirlwind romance ensues, with Kirk lavishing expensive gifts on Tira. Kirk's friend and associate Jack Barton calls on Tira to ask her to give up her relationship with Kirk on Alicia's behalf. Tira agrees and she and Jack fall seriously in love. One night after his release from jail, Slick enters Tira's penthouse and pretends to be her lover when Jack arrives. Jack calls off his engagement to Tira, who, unaware of Slick's ruse, sues Jack for breach of contract. Tira represents herself in court and proves to all concerned that she is a respectable woman and deserves substantial payment for damages. Realizing he was set-up, Jack agrees to the settlement. Later he and Tira reaffirm their love for each other. (Verleiher-Text)
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Ich bin kein Engel ist der berühmte Mae-West-Film, der so oft als zu provokant, zynisch und sexy diskutiert wird. Und er musste Abstriche machen, weil die Pre-Code-Ära zu Ende ging. West erwählte sich erneut den jungen Cary Grant zum Partner (wie sechs Monate zuvor in Sie tat ihm unrecht) und ließ keinen Zweifel daran, wer hier die Königin war. Mae West spielt die Hauptrolle, sie verlässt praktisch nie die Leinwand (und es gibt immer etwas zu sehen, die Kostüme sind das Werk von Paramount-König Travis Banton), sie schrieb das Sujet, das Drehbuch und natürlich die Dialoge. Es ist eine großartige Show, lustig, pikant und sogar üppig in den Zirkusnummern. Das abschließende Gerichtsfeuilleton ist absolut perfekt. Die Charaktere des Trios schwarzer Dienstmädchen, die Mae bei ihren fabelhaften Flirts unterstützen, sind ebenfalls großartig. Nur diejenigen, die nicht verstehen wollen, verstehen nicht. Es war eine Freude, zu dieser Zeit ins Kino zu gehen, Dietrich glänzte in Blonde Venus, Marion Davies in Polly of the Circus...
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