Mae West and W. C. Fields were fantastic together, in spite of or their reportedly mutual loathing each other. Fields was at the top of his game here, and Mae West, in spite of her age and build was absolutely lovely. I really must see some of her earlier stuff, before the Hays Office made all films suitable for six-year-bolds. It was a bit incongruous to see Margaret Hamilton in a role here, when she will always be the Wicked Witch of the West. Some memorable lines from West and Fields throughout, and West's continuous streams of double entendres were a lot of fun. Also cute to see each of them say the other's signature line to each other at the end.

Parts of this movie are great--particularly those with WC Fields. In particular, I liked the horrible and cowardly way that he dealt with the attack on the train--pushing hapless little kids with cap guns out the door to face the onslaught! But, you'll no doubt discover that although this is a WC Fields and Mae West film, they don't interact much together, as they apparently hated each other and had to often be filmed separately. Mae's moments are generally flat compared to Fields' as she once again plays the trampy old broad who every man MUST possess (god only knows why). While the film certainly has some excellent moments, there are better films by Fields you can watch (such as IT'S A GIFT, THE BANK DICK, etc.). As for West, this is probably a better than average effort from her as at least her character is slightly different than her usual 1930s fare.

Many of the comedians of this time seemed to be posing for the camera, delivering a line, then moving on. For some, this wouldn't have made for much of a movie, but put together Mae West and W. C. Fields and the lines carry the show. We are introduced to West early on so we can see her character (or lack of it). She is a formidable person who could stop a train. Every man immediately begins panting when they see her. By modern tastes she's over the top, but it doesn't matter here. Fields, the gambler and con man, finds himself married to West in a bogus ceremony. It's a "marriage of convenience" and Fields, try as he might, can't even get to first base. The joy in this, as with any Fields movie, is his total commitment to getting his way, even though it ain't gonna happen. Very memorable lines.