Sex (play) Sex (play) Sex is a 1926 play written by and starring Mae West, who used the pen name "Jane Mast". The play opens at Rocky's residence on Caidoux Street in Montreal's red light district. Rocky receives an unwanted visit from Dawson, a police officer he has been paying off to keep quiet about a murder. Rocky offers Margy, a prostitute who works for him, as payment to Dawson, but she refuses. Dawson leaves without trouble, but swears to return for his money. Margy longs to leave Rocky for a better life, but she currently has no realistic alternative. Rocky leaves
The Wiser Sex The Wiser Sex The Wiser Sex is a 1932 American pre-Code crime drama film made by Paramount Pictures, directed by Berthold Viertel and Victor Viertel, and starring Claudette Colbert, Melvyn Douglas, Lilyan Tashman, William "Stage" Boyd and Ross Alexander. The working title of the film was "The Weaker Sex". Clyde Fitch's play was first filmed by Famous Players' in 1916 as "The Woman in the Case", directed by Hugh Ford and starring Pauline Frederick. Famous Players-Lasky's 1922 production, "The Law and the Woman", directed by Penrhyn Stanlaws and starring Betty Compson, was also based on Fitch's play. The film debut