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Belle of the Nineties (1934) Facts
| Director(s) | Leo McCarey |
| Producer(s) | William LeBaron |
| Featured Cast | Mae West, Johnny Mack Brown, Katherine DeMille, John Miljan, Stuart Holmes |
| Total Facts | 4 |
"My Old Flame", a staple for 100s of future recording artists of all genres, was introduced in this film. The original music by Arthur Johnston and lyrics by Sam Coslow were reworked by Duke Ellington and performed by Mae West and the 'Duke Ellington Orchestra'.
According to David Niven, this film was to have been called "It Ain't No Sin" and, as a publicity stunt, 40 parrots were trained to repeat "it ain't no sin." Then the Hays Office made the studio change the title.
Film debut of Mike Mazurki.
One of over 700 Paramount productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.