Season 4 · Episode 11
Mae West Goes to Jail (Crimes of Old New York)
The Art of Crime · Gavin Whitehead
February 19, 202558m 55s
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Show Notes
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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