Goin' To Town

Not one of Mae West's best, GOIN' TO TOWN tried to pack too much into 74 minutes. West wrote the screenplay, so you know there are plenty of smart and sassy wisecracks, but it covers so much ground that we barely have enough time to get interested in something. This time around, West is a cattle baroness who inherits an oil field from a guy who has won her in a dice game (Kohler). Next thing you know, she's the wealthiest woman in the state. Kohler has been shot but gave her the deed to the oil before he turned up his toes. She has her property surveyed by British engineer Cavanagh and falls for him. (There's a scene where she actually ropes him with a lariat after...