Editing She Done Him Wrong (section)

==Production==
The film was directed by [[Lowell Sherman]] and produced by [[William LeBaron]]. The script was adapted by Harvey F. Thew and [[John Bright (screenwriter)|John Bright]]. Original music was composed by [[Ralph Rainger]], [[John Leipold]] and Stephan Pasternacki. [[Charles Lang]] was responsible for the cinematography, and the costumes were designed by [[Edith Head]].

''[[Blonde Venus]]'' (with [[Marlene Dietrich]]) and ''[[Madame Butterfly (1932 film)|Madame Butterfly]]'' (with [[Sylvia Sidney]]), both predate ''She Done Him Wrong'' but West always claimed to have discovered Grant for her film, claiming that until then Grant had only made "some tests with starlets".{{citation needed|date=August 2015}}

The [[Motion Picture Production Code|Hays Code]] declared the play ''[[Diamond Lil (play)|Diamond Lil]]'' banned from the screen and repeatedly demanded changes to remove associations with or elements from the play, including suggested titles with the word "diamond". The adaption was finally allowed under the condition that the play not be referred to in publicity or advertising.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/89849/she-done-him-wrong#notes|title=She Done Him Wrong (1933) - Notes - TCM.com|website=Turner Classic Movies|access-date=2023-12-12}}</ref> [[Joseph Breen]], who oversaw the more effectual enforcement of the Code beginning in 1934, blocked ''She Done Him Wrong'' from being rereleased in 1935 and again in 1949.<ref name=HatC>{{cite book|last=Billheimer|first=John W.|title=Hitchcock and the Censors|publisher=The University Press of Kentucky|year=2019|isbn=9780813177434}}</ref>

[[Rafaela Ottiano]], who portrayed Russian Rita in the Broadway version, was cast on West's recommendation in the same role, which led to work with West throughout her career.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Michaud |first=Michael Gregg |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=i864DwAAQBAJ&q=rafaela+ottiano |title=Mae West: Between the Covers |publisher=BearManor Media |language=en}}</ref>

[[Louise Beavers]] was the only African-American actress to be brought onto the film by West personally. She wanted a black woman to appear with her. When she did stage and screen work, West made it a point to act with black American actors and actresses, helping to break racial discrimination in entertainment. West's stage shows resulted in her arrest for saucy material and her having black actors on stage was extremely controversial. With this film, she and her Paramount bosses called the shots: Black stars appeared in a few of her films after this one.