Goin' to Town (1935)
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50% want to see it
(11 ratings)
Mae West is Goin' to Town in this elegant post-Production Code vehicle. West plays Cleo Borden, a nouveau riche cattle rancher who hopes to crash into high society. Though she is willing to subject herself to "refinement" lessons, she still has a high old time puncturing the… More Mae West is Goin' to Town in this elegant post-Production Code vehicle. West plays Cleo Borden, a nouveau riche cattle rancher who hopes to crash into high society. Though she is willing to subject herself to "refinement" lessons, she still has a high old time puncturing the pretensions of those around her: when aristocratic Ivan Valadov (Ivan Lebedeff) haughtily announces that he is the backbone of his family, West gives him the once-over and replies "Then your family'd better see a chiropractor." Through the connections of her husband-by-convenience Fletcher Colton (Monroe Owsley), Cleo is able to move freely among the glitterati of Southhampton but is forced to rely on her tried-and-true "street smarts" when she crosses swords with haughty villainess Grace Brittony (Marjorie Gateson) at a Buenos Aires race track. Through it all, aristocratic British engineer Edward Carrington (Paul Cavanaugh) awaits the opportunity to claim Cleo for his own -- as if anyone could ever "own" our fiercely self-reliant heroine. The film's highlight is a society operatic gala, in which Mae West delivers a serious (and most effective) rendition of "My Heart at Thy Still Voice" from Samson and Delilah. In a more characteristic vein, the star gets down and dirty (well, at least semi-dirty) with "He's a Bad Bad Man, But He's Good Enough for Me." ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Alexander Hall
- Written By
- Mae West
- Genres
- Romance, Classics, Comedy
Unrated,
Critic Reviews
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Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
Goin' to Town managed to more-or-less play by the rules and still emerge as a good Mae West picture.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
It ought to be amusing, but wasn't.
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Cast
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Mae West
as Cleo Borden
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Paul Cavanagh
as Edward Carrington
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Gilbert Emery
as Winslow
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Ivan Lebedeff
as Ivan Valadov
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Tito Coral
as Taho
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Marjorie Gateson
as Mrs. Grace Brittony
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Fred Kohler
as Buck Gonzales
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Monroe Owsley
as Fletcher Colton
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Grant Withers
as Young Fellow
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Adrienne D'Ambricourt
as Annette
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Luis Alberni
as Signor Vitola
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Lucio Villegas
as Senor Ricardo Lopez
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Mona Rico
as Dolores Lopez
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Paul Harvey
as Donovan
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Francis Ford
as Sheriff
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Wade Boteler
as Foreman of Ranch
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Stanley Andrews
as Engineer
- Irving Bacon
- Eugene Borden
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Albert Conti
as Head Steward
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Franco Corsaro
as Italian Officer
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Nell Craig
as Society Woman
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Andreas De Segurola
as President Racing Association
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Robert Dudley
as Deputy
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Virginia Hammond
as Miss Plunkett
- Sheldon Jett
- Lew Kelly
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Leonid Kinskey
as Interior Decorator
- Tom London
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Frank McGlynn Sr.
as Judge
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Charles McMurphy
as Policeman
- Bert Moorhouse
- Ted Oliver
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James Pierce
as Buck's Gang
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Tom Ricketts
as Indian Seller
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Cyril Ring
as Stage Manager
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Julian Rivero
as Bet Taker
- Bert Roach
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Dewey Robinson
as Bartender
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Henry Roquemore
as Match King
- Sid Saylor
- Sammy Stein
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Rafael Storm
as Senor Alvarez
- Laura Treadwell
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Morgan Wallace
as J. Henry Brash
- J.P. McGowan
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Jack Pennick
as Dancing Cowboy
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Stanley Price
as Attendant
- George Guhl
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Pearl Eaton
as Girl
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Harold Entwistle
as Colton's Butler
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Vladimir Bykoff
as Lt. Mendoza
- Germaine DeNeel
- Max Lucke
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Thomas Monk
as English Butler
