038 - Come Back a Star - She Done Him Wrong
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Come Back a Star: A Movie Award Podcast
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Mae West at her Mae West-y-est dominates the screen in this filmed play that she wrote. It also a features a young fellow by the name of Cary Grant. He's pretty dull and overshadowed by West here, but I think he has potential.
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