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Mae West is at her best as Peaches O'Day, a con woman in 1890s New York who poses as sultry French singer Mademoiselle Fifi in order to elude the law. Her ruse eventually leads to the downfall of crooked mayoral candidate John Quade (Lloyd Nolan) and the election of a reform mayor (Edmund Lowe) into office. Period comedy, scripted by West, co-stars Charles Butterworth, Charles Winninger, with a special appearance by Louis Armstrong. 79 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English; audio commentary; theatrical trailers.

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A generous family man helps everyone around him but risks neglecting the needs of his own household.

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In this wildly original tale, Mr. Powell plays a big-city confidence man who awakens from a nine-year amnesia to discover he has become the manager of a small town pottery works, joined by the Elks and married Miss Loy. Partnered in a phony oil scam, he continues the charade only to find Miss Loy’s about to divorce him for being such a fuddy-duddy! His problem: How to get the dough, avoid discovery and re-win the heart of his wife. Lux Radio Theater broadcast with Myrna Loy and Cary Grant (6/30/1941); FITZPATRICK TRAVELTALKS Short Subject “CAVALCADE OF SAN FRANCISCO”; MGM CARTOON “The Milky Way; Original Theatrical Trailer