Baby Face
Baby Face
Directed by Alfred E. Green
(USA, 1933, 35mm)
Presented by film historian Bruce Goldstein via Zoom
One of the raciest movies of the early 1930s, Baby Face has been considered the Citizen Kane of Hollywood’s Pre-Code era—before the censorship brought by the Motion Picture Production Code. Barbara Stanwyck plays the exploited daughter of a speakeasy owner. After her father dies, she moves to New York City and turns the tables, using her brains and sexuality to move up the economic ladder. The cast also features George Brent and John Wayne, plus Theresa Harris as Stanwyck’s faithful friend and maid.
Preserved by the Library of Congress
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Baby Face
Directed by Alfred E. Green
(USA, 1933, 71 minutes)
Brown Auditorium Theater