'The Naughty Nineties heroine Diamond Lil, likes nothing better than the white flame of her diamonds or the varied red flames of men's passions. But then handsome, mysterious Captain Cummings of the Salvation Army walks into her life...'

American actress, playwright, screenwriter, and sex symbol, Mae West was famous for her bawdy double entendres, West made a name for herself in vaudeville and on the stage in New York before moving to Hollywood to become a comedian, actress and writer in the motion picture industry.