{"id":4177,"date":"2007-09-11T14:54:07","date_gmt":"2007-09-11T21:54:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=4177"},"modified":"2021-02-02T09:47:06","modified_gmt":"2021-02-02T16:47:06","slug":"klondike-annie-1936","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=4177","title":{"rendered":"Klondike Annie (1936)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I got a debt to pay &#8212; not to this crowd, but to Annie, and I&#8217;m gonna do it.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Klondike-Annie-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Klondike-Annie-Poster-236x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"236\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-68032\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Klondike-Annie-Poster-236x300.png 236w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Klondike-Annie-Poster-805x1024.png 805w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Klondike-Annie-Poster-101x128.png 101w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Klondike-Annie-Poster-768x978.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Klondike-Annie-Poster-212x270.png 212w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Klondike-Annie-Poster.png 887w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 236px) 100vw, 236px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nAfter stabbing her possessive Chinese boyfriend (Harold Huber), a dancehall singer known as the Frisco Doll (Mae West) boards a ship to Alaska, where she immediately entrances the ship&#8217;s captain (Victor McLaglen). When a missionary (Helen Jerome Eddy) on board the ship falls ill and dies, the Frisco Doll assumes her identity on land.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Alaska<\/li>\n<li>Character Arc<\/li>\n<li>Fugitives<\/li>\n<li>Mae West Films<\/li>\n<li>Missionaries and Revivalists<\/li>\n<li>Mistaken or Hidden Identities<\/li>\n<li>Play Adaptation<\/li>\n<li>Raoul Walsh Films<\/li>\n<li>Victor McLaglen Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nOften cited as Mae West&#8217;s definitive film, <em>Klondike Annie<\/em> is nonetheless an unusual vehicle for the busty blonde, one clearly tempered by the mandates of the Hays Production Code. West&#8217;s Frisco Doll undergoes a definite shift throughout the film, morphing from a self-absorbed fugitive to someone who thinks about the needs and desires of others. While this is an admirable character arc, it&#8217;s also a bit of a let-down, since &#8220;naughty Mae&#8221; is the persona we&#8217;re accustomed to seeing on-screen. For my money, I&#8217;d rather watch West in full saucy form, either in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=71\"><em>She Done Him Wrong<\/em> (1932)<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3186\"><em>My Little Chickadee<\/em> (1940)<\/a>.   <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mae West as the Frisco Doll<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Klondike-Annie-West.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Klondike-Annie-West.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"528\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-68029\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Klondike-Annie-West.jpg 528w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Klondike-Annie-West-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Klondike-Annie-West-128x97.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Klondike-Annie-West-356x270.jpg 356w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>West&#8217;s outrageously baroque &#8220;Oriental&#8221; costume in the opening scenes<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Klondike-Annie-Oriental.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Klondike-Annie-Oriental.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"528\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-68031\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Klondike-Annie-Oriental.jpg 528w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Klondike-Annie-Oriental-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Klondike-Annie-Oriental-128x97.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Klondike-Annie-Oriental-356x270.jpg 356w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Victor McLaglen as the lovestruck captain<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Klondike-Annie-McLaglen.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Klondike-Annie-McLaglen.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"528\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-68030\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Klondike-Annie-McLaglen.jpg 528w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Klondike-Annie-McLaglen-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Klondike-Annie-McLaglen-128x97.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Klondike-Annie-McLaglen-356x270.jpg 356w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>A few witty exchanges:<br \/>\n<blockquote><p><strong>McLaglen<\/strong>: I can always tell a lady.<br \/>\n<strong>West<\/strong>: Yeah? Whaddya tell &#8217;em?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, but film fanatics will likely be curious to check it out, and it&#8217;s certainly a must for Mae West fans. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0027851\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1936\/03\/12\/archives\/lavender-and-old-japes-in-klondike-annie-at-the-paramount-song-and.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/klondike-annie\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I got a debt to pay &#8212; not to this crowd, but to Annie, and I&#8217;m gonna do it.&#8221; Synopsis: After stabbing her possessive Chinese boyfriend (Harold Huber), a dancehall singer known as the Frisco Doll (Mae West) boards a ship to Alaska, where she immediately entrances the ship&#8217;s captain (Victor McLaglen). When a missionary (Helen Jerome Eddy) on board the ship falls ill and dies, the Frisco Doll assumes her identity on land. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Alaska&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=4177\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4177","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4177","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4177"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4177\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":68034,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4177\/revisions\/68034"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4177"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4177"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4177"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}