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After an absence of three years, Mae West returned to the screen in the musical comedy The Heat's On. La West is cast as Fay Lawrence, a famous Broadway actress who is loved intensely by her producer Tony Ferris (William Gaxton). Rival producer Forrest Stanton (Alan Dinehart) steals Fay away from Ferris by convincing her that she's been blacklisted from Broadway by blue-nosed moralist Hannah Bainbridge (Almira Sessions). Meanwhile, Hannah's puckish brother Hubert (Victor Moore) syphons money from his sister's "clean up show business" committee to produce a musical show for his actress niece Janey (Mary Roche). Somehow, all these characters converge for a spectacular closing production number spotlighting the formidable Fay. Part of the reason for the failure of The Heat's On is the fact that Mae West didn't write her own dialogue, as was usually her custom. The film performed so poorly that it would be 27 years before West would again appear on the Big Screen.

Turn on the Fun! A Heat Wave of Beautiful GIRLS! GAGS! RHYTHM! and ROMANCE!

Genres: Comedy

Starring: Mae West, Victor Moore, William Gaxton

Released: December 2, 1943

Runtime: 78.0

Popularity Rating: 0.531

Columbia Pictures Corporation, Gregory Ratoff Productions

United States of America

Fay Lawrence Mae West
Hubert Bainbridge Victor Moore
Tony Ferris William Gaxton
Mouse Beller Lester Allen
Forrest Stanton Alan Dinehart
Janey Adair Mary Roche
Andy Walker Lloyd Bridges
Hannah Bainbridge Almira Sessions
Frank Sam Ash
Himself - Specialty Dancer David Lichine
Trumpet Player Leonard Sues
Himself Jack Owens
Singer Joan Thorsen
Herself Hazel Scott

Directing — Director: Gregory Ratoff
Production — Producer: Milton Carter
Writing — Writer: Fitzroy Davis
Writing — Writer: George S George