My Little Chickadee (1940)

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1h 23min
Comedy, Western
15 Mar 1940 (USA)
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After a scandal runs a gold-digger out of town, she meets a con artist and becomes embroiled in a string of petty deceits.

Director:

Edward F. Cline

Writers:

Mae West, W.C. Fields

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After a scandal runs a gold-digger out of town, she meets a con artist and becomes embroiled in a string of petty deceits.

Still of Margaret Hamilton (I) and Mae West (I) in My Little Chickadee (1940)

Still of W.C. Fields and Margaret Hamilton (I) in My Little Chickadee (1940)

Still of Mae West (I) in My Little Chickadee (1940)

Still of Joseph Calleia and Dick Foran in My Little Chickadee (1940)

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	Mae West	...	Flower Belle Lee
	W.C. Fields	...	Cuthbert J. Twillie
	Joseph Calleia	...	Jeff Badger
	Dick Foran	...	Wayne Carter
	Ruth Donnelly	...	Aunt Lou
	Margaret Hamilton	...	Mrs. Gideon
	Donald Meek	...	Amos Budge
	Fuzzy Knight	...	Cousin Zeb
	Willard Robertson	...	Uncle John
	George Moran	...	Milton
	Jackie Searl	...	Boy (as Jack Searl)
	Fay Adler	...	Mrs. 'Pygmy' Allen
	Gene Austin	...	Saloon Musician
	Russell Hall	...	Candy (as 'Candy')
	Otto Heimel	...	Coco (as 'Coco')
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Mark Anthony	...	Townsman (uncredited)
	John Barton	...	Townsman (uncredited)
	Hank Bell	...	Townsman (uncredited)
	William 'Billy' Benedict	...	Lem (uncredited)
	Georgie Billings	...	Boy (uncredited)
	Wade Boteler	...	Leading Citizen (uncredited)
	Al Bridge	...	Barfly Drinking Straight Whiskey (uncredited)
	Harlan Briggs	...	Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
	Bob Burns	...	Barfly (uncredited)
	Nora Bush	...	Townswoman (uncredited)
	Eddie Butler	...	Henchman (uncredited)
	Lane Chandler	...	Porter (uncredited)
	Lita Chevret	...	Indian squaw (uncredited)
	Bing Conley	...	Henchman (uncredited)
	Jimmy Conlin	...	Squawk Mulligan - Bartender (uncredited)
	Victor Cox	...	Townsman (uncredited)
	William B. Davidson	...	Sheriff of Little Bend (uncredited)
	Clyde Dembeck	...	Boy on Train (uncredited)
	Jan Duggan	...	Uppity Little Bend Woman (uncredited)
	Frank Ellis	...	Townsman Wanting to Form Posse (uncredited)
	Al Ferguson	...	Train Passenger (uncredited)
	J.C. Fowler	...	Dinner Party Guest (uncredited)
	Chester Gan	...	Chinese Train Passenger (uncredited)
	Slim Gaut	...	Bowlegged Man (uncredited)
	Kit Guard	...	Reports Twillie's Story (uncredited)
	Herman Hack	...	Townsman (uncredited)
	Robert Haines	...	Townsman (uncredited)
	Ben Hall	...	Schoolboy (uncredited)
	Buddy Harris	...	Porter (uncredited)
	Charles Hart	...	Schoolboy (uncredited)
	Al Haskell	...	Barfly (uncredited)
	Edward Hearn	...	Barfly Drinking Panther (uncredited)
	Otto Hoffman	...	Pete - Printer (uncredited)
	George Huggins	...	Townsman (uncredited)
	Lloyd Ingraham	...	Townsman Wanting to Form Posse (uncredited)
	Danny Jackson	...	Schoolboy (uncredited)
	Si Jenks	...	Deputy (uncredited)
	John Kelly	...	Henchman (uncredited)
	Paul Kruger	...	Townsman (uncredited)
	Philo McCullough	...	Townsman (uncredited)
	Walter McGrail	...	Townsman (uncredited)
	Robert McKenzie	...	Townsman (uncredited)
	Charles McMurphy	...	Townsman (uncredited)
	George Melford	...	Greasewood Sheriff-Elect on Train (uncredited)
	James C. Morton	...	Train Conductor (uncredited)
	Anne Nagel	...	Miss Ermingarde Foster - Schoolteacher (uncredited)
	Bill Nestell	...	Lynch Mob Member (uncredited)
	Vester Pegg	...	Gambler (uncredited)
	Tex Phelps	...	Townsman (uncredited)
	Bob Reeves	...	Townsman (uncredited)
	Addison Richards	...	Judge (uncredited)
	Betty Roche	...	Salvation Army Girl (uncredited)
	Jack Roper	...	Henchman (uncredited)
	Dick Rush	...	Stage Guard (uncredited)
	Carl Sepulveda	...	Townsman (uncredited)
	Buster Slaven	...	Schoolboy (uncredited)
	Dorothy Vernon	...	Dinner Party Guest (uncredited)
	Sailor Vincent	...	Henchman (uncredited)
	Morgan Wallace	...	Gambler (uncredited)
	Delmar Watson	...	Boy (uncredited)
	Blackie Whiteford	...	Townsman (uncredited)
	Joe Whitehead	...	Townsman (uncredited)
	Bill Wolfe	...	Barfly in Trance (uncredited)

Directed by

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Edward F. Cline

Written by

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Mae West	...	(original screen play) &
W.C. Fields	...	(original screen play)

Produced by

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Lester Cowan	...	producer
Jack J. Gross	...	producer (uncredited)

Music by

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Frank Skinner

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(musical score)

Cinematography by

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Joseph A. Valentine

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director of photography (as Joseph Valentine)

Editing by

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Edward Curtiss

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film editor

Editorial Department

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Paul Landres

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consulting editor (uncredited)

Art Direction by

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Jack Otterson

Set Decoration by

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Russell A. Gausman

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(set decorations) (as R.A. Gausman)

Costume Design by

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Vera West

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(gowns)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Joseph A. McDonough	...	assistant director
Ray Taylor	...	second unit director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Martin Obzina

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associate art director

Sound Department

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Bernard B. Brown	...	sound supervisor
Joe Lapis	...	technician (as Joseph Lapis)

Visual Effects by

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John P. Fulton	...	special photographic effects (uncredited)
James V. King	...	special photographic effects (uncredited) / special process cameraman (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Eugene Joseff

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costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department

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Charles Previn

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musical director

Crew verified as complete

Production Companies

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Universal Pictures

Distributors

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Universal Pictures (1940) (United States) (theatrical) (as Universal Pictures Corporation)
Empire Universal Films (1940) (Canada) (theatrical)
General Film Distributors (GFD) (1940) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
Universal Pictures Proprietary (1940) (Australia) (theatrical)
Universal Pictures Corporation of Mexico (1940) (Mexico) (theatrical)
La Universal (Cis Distribuidora de Peliculas) (1940) (Cuba) (theatrical)
Universal Pictures do Brazil (1940) (Brazil) (theatrical)
Universal Films Argentina (1940) (Argentina) (theatrical)
Realart Pictures (1948) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
Screen Gems (1958) (United States) (tv)
MCA Videocassette (1980) (United States) (VHS)
MCA Home Video (1986) (United States) (VHS)
MCA/Universal Home Video (1993) (United States) (VHS)
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2005) (United States) (DVD)
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2011) (United States) (DVD) (Cinema Classics)
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2012) (United States) (DVD) (4 film set)
Universal Studios Home Video (2012) (Canada) (DVD) (4 film set)
Umbrella Entertainment (2019) (Australia) (DVD)

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Storyline

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Plot Summary	Rightly suspected of illicit relations with the Masked Bandit, Flower Belle Lee is run out of Little Bend. On the train she meets con man Cuthbert J. Twillie and pretends to marry him for "respectability." Arrived in Greasewood City with his unkissed bride, Twillie is named sheriff by town boss Jeff Badger...with an ulterior motive. Meanwhile, both stars inimitably display their specialties, as Twillie tends bar and plays cards, and Flower Belle tames the town's rowdy schoolboys... Written by Rod Crawford Plot Summary
Plot Keywords	teacher-student-relationship con-man masked-bandit bar train See All (102) »
Taglines	It's the lafftime of a lifetime ! . . as "Wild Bill" Fields tries to tame the West! See more »
Genres	Comedy Western
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Certification	United Kingdom:A United Kingdom:PG United States:Passed (National Board of Review) United States:TV-PG (TV Rating) United States:Approved

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Also Known As	The Lady and the Bandit (United States) Mon petit poussin chéri (France) Mein kleiner Gockel (Germany) Mi pequeño gorrión (Spain) Kis kakasom (Hungary) See more »
Runtime	83 min
Country	United States
Language	English
Color	Black and White
Aspect Ratio	1.37 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)
Filming Locations	Railtown 1897 State Historic Park - Jamestown, California, USA See more »

Did You Know?

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Trivia	W.C. Fields walked off the set over what director Edward F. Cline felt was a minor disagreement, but when it was clear after two weeks that he was not coming back to finish the film, nearly one-third was shot using a double. The double used is unknown. It could have been John Sinclair, who had doubled for him in Poppy (1936), or David Sharpe, who was his stunt double in later films. The double wore a plastic mask and most of the shots were long shots. See more »
Goofs	When the 'train' stops to pick up the Fields character it consists of the locomotive only. The carriages then reappear in the next scene. See more »
Movie Connections	Edited into Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943). See more »
Soundtracks	Willie of the Valley See more »
Crazy Credits	The title, 'The End', is superimposed over Mae West's gluteus maximus as she walks away from the camera. See more »
Quotes	Cuthbert J. Twillie: During one of my treks through Afghanistan, we lost our corkscrew. Compelled to live on food and water... Gambler: Will you play cards! Cuthbert J. Twillie: ...for several days. See more »

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