I’m No Angel premiered in October, 1933, and guaranteed Mae a place in film history. The film broke box office records, earned an Oscar nomination for Best Picture, and generated nearly three million dollars – saving Paramount Studios, which was on the brink of bankruptcy. She Done Him Wrong, Mae’s film adaptation of her legendary, record-breaking play, Diamond Lil, opened in February, 1933, to critical acclaim. Her first appearance on the movie screen in Night After Night, five years later, was electrifying. Beginning with her shocking, star-making role in the self-penned play Sex in 1927, she proved herself to be a power to be reckoned with on Broadway.
The Making of a Myth I have given six life stories, but I can always give another.
