My Little Chickadee DVD 1940 / Directed by Edward Cline / Starring: Mae West, W.C. Fields, Joseph Calleia, Dick Foran

UPC 5050582356380

REGION 2 PAL DVD

MADE IN THE UK

AUDIO: English mono

Total Runtime: 88 minutes

English Summary:

My Little Chickadee is a 1940 American comedy-western film starring Mae West and W. C. Fields, featuring Joseph Calleia, Ruth Donnelly, Margaret Hamilton, Donald Meek, Willard Robertson, Dick Foran, William B. Davidson, and Addison Richards, and released by Universal Pictures. It was directed by Edward F. Cline and the music was written by Ben Oakland (song "Willie of the Valley") and Frank Skinner.

In the American Old West of the 1880s, Miss Flower Belle Lee (Mae West), a singer from Chicago, is on her way to visit relatives. While she is traveling on a stagecoach with three men and a woman named Mrs. Gideon (Margaret Hamilton), the town gossip and busybody, a masked bandit on horseback holds up the stage for its shipment of gold and orders the passengers to step out.

The masked bandit immediately takes an interest in the saucy blonde. As he makes his getaway with the gold, he takes her with him. Upon reaching the town of Little Bend, the others report the robbery and kidnapping to the sheriff (William B. Davidson). Flower Belle then walks into town, unharmed, and explains, "I was in a tight spot but I managed to wiggle out of it."

Cast:

• Mae West as Flower Belle Lee
• W. C. Fields as Cuthbert J. Twillie
• Joseph Calleia as Jeff Badger / Masked Bandit
• Dick Foran as Wayne Carter
• Margaret Hamilton as Mrs. Gideon
• Donald Meek as Amos Budge
• Ruth Donnelly as Aunt Lou
• Willard Robertson as Uncle John
• Fuzzy Knight as Cousin Zeb
• George Moran as Milton, a Native American
• Anne Nagel as Miss Foster, teacher
• William B. Davidson as Sheriff
• Addison Richards as Judge
• Fay Adler as Mrs. 'Pygmy' Allen
• Jimmy Conlin as bartender
• William "Billy" Benedict as Lem, pupil
• Gene Austin as Saloon Musician
• Hank Bell as Townsman (uncredited)