Review of I'm No Angel

Considered by many to be Mae West's finest film appearance, the legendary star of the stage and screen has rarely been in better form than in this seminal film. Based on her own stage hit. West and director Wesley Ruggles wisely keep the focus on the then-salty dialogue and the still hilarious word play. Although he doesn't make his first appearance until nearly two-third of the film is over, Cary Grant remains the ideal straight man to West's zany antics. The film moves at a brisk pace, and its concluding courtroom sequence is unarguably one of the funniest scenes in film comedy.