She Done Him Wrong

She Done Him Wrong
Theatrical release poster
Directed byLowell Sherman
Screenplay byHarvey F. Thew
John Bright
Based onDiamond Lil
1928 play
by Mae West
Produced byWilliam LeBaron
Starring
CinematographyCharles Lang
Edited byAlexander Hall
Music byJohn Leipold (uncredited)
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • January 27, 1933 (1933-01-27)
Running time
66 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$200,000[1]
Box office$2.2 million[2]

She Done Him Wrong is a 1933 pre-Code American crime/comedy film starring Mae West and Cary Grant, directed by Lowell Sherman. The plot includes melodramatic and musical elements, with a supporting cast featuring Owen Moore, Gilbert Roland, Noah Beery Sr., Rochelle Hudson, and Louise Beavers. The film was adapted from the successful 1928 Broadway play Diamond Lil by Mae West. The film is famous for West's many double entendres and quips, including her best-known "Why don't you come up sometime and see me?".[3] She Done Him Wrong was a box-office success and the film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture.

  1. ^ "Box office/business for She Done Him Wrong". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2009-06-20.
  2. ^ "WHICH CINEMA FILMS HAVE EARNED THE MOST MONEY SINCE 1914?". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. March 4, 1944. p. 3 Supplement: The Argus Weekend magazine. Retrieved August 6, 2012.
  3. ^ "Did Mae West really say "Come up and see me sometime?" the story of one of Hollywood's famous quotes. | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 15 July 2020.

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