The Heat's On (1943) is a musical movie starring Mae West, William Gaxton, and Victor Moore, and released by Columbia Pictures.[1][2][3]

The Heat's On
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Gregory Ratoff
Screenplay by	Fitzroy Davis, George S. George
Starring	Mae West Victor Moore William Gaxton
Cinematography	Franz Planer
Edited by	Otto Meyer
Music by	Yasha Bunchuk, John Leipold
Production company	Gregory Ratoff Productions
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	November 25, 1943 (1943-11-25)
Running time	79 min
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

Broadway star Fay Lawrence (West) is a temperamental diva who is reluctantly persuaded by a Broadway producer (Gaxton) to star in his latest production.

Cast

• Mae West ... Fay Lawrence
• Victor Moore ... Hubert Bainbridge
• William Gaxton ... Tony Ferris
• Lester Allen ... Mouse Beller
• Alan Dinehart ... Forrest Stanton
• Mary Roche ... Janey Adair
• Lloyd Bridges ... Andy Walker
• Almira Sessions ... Hannah Bainbridge
• Jack Owens ... Himself
• Hazel Scott ... Herself
• Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra ... Themselves

Production background

Mae West was 49 at the time of the movie's production, her first film in three years, after an interlude starring on Broadway. Unlike her previous films, for which West wrote the screenplays and/or story material, West played no part in creating the story or dialogue of The Heat's On. Perhaps as a result, the movie was not a box office success. West did not return to the screen until 27 years later in Myra Breckenridge (1970), and chose to pursue a successful career in theater instead.

References

External links

• The Heat's On at the American Film Institute Catalog
• The Heat's On at IMDb
• The-Heat-s-On at the TCM Movie Database

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