The Art of Crime

Mae West Goes to Jail (Crimes of Old New York)


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In 1927, blond-haired bombshell and future movie star Mae West performed the lead role in a play about a prostitute titled SEX. The risqué production launched her to stardom on Broadway. There was just one problem--it also launched her straight into a jail cell.

 

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