Klondike Annie

Released Feb 21, 1936

1h 20m

Musical

Comedy

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54%

Audience Score

500+ Ratings

A San Franciscan (Mae West) flees to Alaska, charms a boat captain (Victor McLaglen) and poses as a missionary.

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Frank J. Avella

Edge Media Network

West proves in this film that she could inhabit a character that was a bit removed from her persona. It's a shame that side of her wouldn't ever be successfully explored. Her evangelical scenes are splendid.

Rated: B

Jun 30, 2021

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Meyer Levin (Patterson Murphy)

Esquire Magazine

Bye bye Mae West...the gauds look cheap. The play is awfully slow.

Apr 17, 2020

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Ann Ross

Maclean's Magazine

[Mae West] has written her latest drama of sex and crime with one eye on her old loyal public and the other on the censors. It isn't likely that either group will be very enthusiastic about Klondike Annie.

Oct 2, 2019

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Mae's usual suggestive wisecracks are diluted and seem tame by comparison to those in her other vehicles.

Rated: B-

Jul 29, 2014

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Heidi

Annie, a low-down woman with high ideals, takes a brave journey both outside and inside. Peppered with her infamous one liners. A rare portrayal for the times of a smart, sexy, independent and unabashed woman. West created the story and wrote the screenplay. A pioneer for women in the film industry.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/29/23

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Audience Member

another gr8 vehicle for mae west

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Audience Member

Some consider this to be a post-code, watered-down West. Others call it her masterpiece. The truth is somewhere in the middle. While it lacks the (relatively) outrageous one-liners of She Done Him Wrong or I'm No Angel, it still gets away with plenty, and West's performance shows a range she'd previously kept hidden beneath the Diamond Lil persona.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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Audience Member

This movie kind of bumbles along, one-liner to one-liner to unsatisfying ending. I'd like to see a remake that plays more into the psychological make-up of the characters. Maybe even with a real transformation for the harlot.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Audience Member

Great performance from Mae, impersonating a missionary of all things!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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Audience Member

My fav Mae West movie!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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Raoul Walsh

Director

Mae West

The Frisco Doll

Victor McLaglen

Bull Brackett

Philip Reed

Insp. Jack Forrest

Helen Jerome Eddy

Sister Annie Alden

Harry Beresford

Brother Bowser

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Synopsis

A San Franciscan (Mae West) flees to Alaska, charms a boat captain (Victor McLaglen) and poses as a missionary.

Director: Raoul Walsh
Screenwriter: Mae West
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Genre: Musical, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 21, 1936, Original
Release Date (DVD): Aug 28, 2014
Runtime: 1h 20m