[FilmReview]SheDoneHimWrong(1933)

StillholdingthedistinctionoftheshortestmovieevernominatedforOscar’sBESTPICTURE,itrunsonly66minutes,LowellSherman’sSHEDONEHIMWRONGisahitmakerthattransfiguresBroadwaystarMaeWestintoacelluloidsensation.AlooseadaptionofWest’sownplayDIAMONDLIL,thispre-codefluffhasonlyoneaiminmind,toglamorizeWest’sribaldandrisquépersona.HersaloonsingerLadyLou,marcel-waved,bedeckedwithgarishfinery,outlandishmillineryandalltheblingaccoutrements(youcanonlyimaginehowshelooksinfullcolor!),isadiamondgirlwhocanhandletheoppositesexwitheaseandthrowoffdoubleentendresatthedropofahat,whetheritisthesuaveRussianSergeiStanieff(Roland)orastraightarrowundercovercaptainCummings(Grant,callowandslightlywooden),shenevermissesachanceforafling.Itisthegaynineties(1890s)inNewYork,LadyLouisbesetwithmenproblems,hercurrentpatronGusJordan(Beery),thesaloonowner,isdoingseedybusinesswithRussianRita(Ottiano,atrampycontinentalevilleadingyounggirlsupthegardenpath)tokeepbuyingLouexpensivestones,andhisrivalDanFlynn(Landau)eyesforanusurpationbutalsohasdesignsonLou,meanwhileLou’sex-loverChickClark(Moore,hisdramatizationofdesperationandmalevolencegivestheflickaboost)isinthecanbutthreatstooffherifshetwo-timeshimduringthestint,plus,abesottedSergeiseemstobealow-hangingfruitathand,butitistherighteousCummings’remarkthat“youhavenosoul”stirsherprofoundly.Aglamorpussalwayshaveasoftspotforthemanwho,atleastapparently,doesn’tfallunderherspell,hemightbeeitherfrigidorbattingfortheotherteam,orinthemostconventionalmindset,amanwhowantstoputaringonherfinger.SHEDONEHIMWRONGsportsWest’snonconformistattitudeontheexterior,butaufond,itisaflirtratherthanatub-thumper,andtoYoursTruly’slights,West’spolyamorousattitudeisawell-conceivedstunt,shehassnapandflex,hercontraltovoiceisgrandbutalsoabitarid,nottomentionherphocinemovement(sheisamagnificentposerbutridiculouslyclodhoppingwhensheambulates),arms-akimbopenchant,herglamorisnotbecauseofhercomportmentbuttheoutrageousornaments.Onecanonlysaysheisadatedbeautywithamodernsoul,andifanything,foranywomanwhohasbeenmadeasascreenstarataratherripeage,shewasnearly40whensheentersthemotionpicturebusiness,Ms.Westisatorchbearerbutalsoanoutlier,hermoviecareerisrifewiththebattlewiththedraconianproductioncode,butsurely,shehadherheydayanditisherfightingspiritratherthanherlarger-than-lifekitschiness,onemighthumblyassume.referentialentries:GustavMachatýx27;sECSTASY(1933,6.3/10);GeorgeMarshallx27;sDESTRYRIDESAGAIN(1939,7.1/10).Title:SheDoneHimWrongYear:1933Genre:Comedy,CrimeCountry:USALanguage:EnglishDirector:LowellShermanScreenwriters:HarveyF.Thew,JohnBrightbasedontheplayDIAMONDLILbyMaeWestMusic:JohnLeipoldCinematography:CharlesLangEditing:AlexanderHallCast:MaeWestCaryGrantOwenMooreNoahBeeryGilbertRolandRafaelaOttianoDavidLandauDeweyRobinsonLouiseBeaversRochelleHudsonTammanyYoungFuzzyKnightRating:6.4/10本文版权归作者他他所有，任何形式转载请联系作者。