Belle Of The Nineties

BELLE OF THE NINETIES is not one of West's best but it's still better than most other comedies of the period. West was heavily censored by the powers-that-were and the result is a somewhat choppy musical comedy that misses on a few counts but hits the mark everywhere else. West is a nightclub performer and Pryor is a boxer. They fall into each other's arms without falling into each other's hands and West exhibits early feminist tendencies by making her own way in a man's world. The funny lines come one after another. (West says, "It's better to be looked over than overlooked," and, when asked [by Miljan], "You were born in Saint Louis. What part?" West replies, "Wh...