The Heat's On details
| Format: | TBC DVD |
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| Starring: | Mae West, Victor Moore, William Gaxton, Lester Allen, Alan Dinehart, Mary Roche |
| Director: | Gregory Ratoff |
| Genres: | Comedy, Music/Musical - Music - Rock/Pop |
| Studio: | COLUMBIA PICTURES |
| Name | Discs | |
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The Heat's On |
TBC Feature |
DVD Information
| Run time: | 1 hour 16 minutes |
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| Rental release: | 05 Nov 2005 |
| Main languages: | English |
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Not entertaining
By Baronchris (202 reviews) from Bristol , 04 Apr 2007[Highly rated reviewer]
I am a fan of Mae West so I booked this one to see. Very disappointing, dredged up from the vaults of 1943 made to entertain the service men no doubt but no sharp witty remarks or foils to Mae West as in other films. The best thing about this film was the appearance of Hazel Scott, a remarkable singer and musician from Trinidad. She played two pianos at once whilst singing a number on stage, also in that number is trumpeter Leonard Sues, very much like Harry James. He plays a trumpet using his thumb for the first valve instead of the forefinger, as he has a glove puppet on his hand at the same time, remarkable. Sad to say none of the performers were credited at the end of the film.
As for the story line, simple, the success of failure of a broadway show... old hat and boring. Mae West, was not at all happy with her role in this, returning to the stage and cabaret and never made another film until the 1970's.
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(1)Not entertaining
By Baronchris (202 reviews) from Bristol , 04 Apr 2007I am a fan of Mae West so I booked this one to see. Very disappointing, dredged up from the vaults of 1943 made to entertain the service men no doubt but no sharp witty remarks or foils to Mae West as in other films. The best thing about this film was the appearance of Hazel Scott, a remarkable singer and musician from Trinidad. She played two pianos at once whilst singing a number on stage, also in that number is trumpeter Leonard Sues, very much like Harry James. He plays a trumpet using his thumb for the first valve instead of the forefinger, as he has a glove puppet on his hand at the same time, remarkable. Sad to say none of the performers were credited at the end of the film.
As for the story line, simple, the success of failure of a broadway show... old hat and boring. Mae West, was not at all happy with her role in this, returning to the stage and cabaret and never made another film until the 1970's.
See this for curiosity but not for entertainment.- Was this review helpful to you?
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