Mae West and George Raft were friends back in New York and reunited in LA when he suggested she play the part of Maude in “Night After Night,” in 1932 which would be her first movie. Coincidentally, she offered him to play a cameo in her last movie “Sextette,” 1977. George Raft bookended Mae’s entire movie career. #maewest #GeorgeRaft #nightsfternight #oldhollywood | mae.greta.ava

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Mae West singing “Mr Deep Blue Sea” in “Klondike Annie” 1936 Woke up this mornin’ as blue as could be Looked in the mirror, it frowned at me That means I’d better start travellin’ Out on that deep blue sea Oh, Mr. Deep Blue Sea, I hear you callin’ me I wanna be out on that deep blue sea Oh, Mr. Deep Blue Sea, what have you done to me I wanna be out on that deep blue sea #1930s #30s #maewest #klondikeannie #mrdeepbluesea #ukulele #jazz #blues | Good Old Movies