Banned in several states upon release, this notorious drama stars Barbara Stanwyck as Lily Powers, a steel mill barmaid hardened by years of exploitation. After being encouraged to “use men to get the things you want,” she heads to New York and begins working her way up through a bank—seducing one executive after another, each affair lifting her closer to the top floor. Along the way, she leaves behind a string of discarded lovers, financial scandals, and one tragic downfall. Simultaneously shocking and strangely empowering, Baby Face is now considered a landmark of early feminist cinema and a prime example of why the Hollywood Production Code was imposed just one year later.
If you’ve never seen Stanwyck in a pre-Code film, you’ve never really seen Stanwyck. – San Francisco Chronicle
Inarguably one of the greatest screen actresses of the century, Stanwyck gives one of her strongest performances here, all fire and hunger and pain. – Combustible Celluloid
| Series | |
| Genre |
DramaRomance
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| Runtime | 71 minutes |
| Rated | N/A |
| Directed By | Alfred E. Green |
| Starring | Barbara Stanwyck, George Brent, Donald Cook |
| Language | English |
| Country |
USA
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