The Drag (play) The Drag (play) The Drag is a dramatic play written by Mae West under her pen name Jane Mast. The play opened in out-of-town tryouts in New Jersey and Connecticut, but was later forced to close for its portrayal of homosexuality and cross-dressing. The play never opened on Broadway, as West had planned. This play was the follow-up to West's highly controversial play "Sex". West claimed that the inspiration behind the play came from the homosexual young men that she knew around that time who, according to her, desperately wanted to be open about their relationships with their male companions.
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