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Baby Face

  • 19331933
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 11m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
7K
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Barbara Stanwyck and George Brent in Baby Face (1933)
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  • Drama
  • Romance
A young woman, sexually exploited all her life, decides to turn the tables and exploit the hapless men at a big city bank - by gleefully seducing her way to the top.A young woman, sexually exploited all her life, decides to turn the tables and exploit the hapless men at a big city bank - by gleefully seducing her way to the top.A young woman, sexually exploited all her life, decides to turn the tables and exploit the hapless men at a big city bank - by gleefully seducing her way to the top.
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
7K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Alfred E. Green
  • Writers
    • Gene Markey(screen play)
    • Kathryn Scola(screen play)
    • Darryl F. Zanuck(story)
  • Stars
    • Barbara Stanwyck
    • George Brent
    • Donald Cook
Top credits
  • Director
    • Alfred E. Green
  • Writers
    • Gene Markey(screen play)
    • Kathryn Scola(screen play)
    • Darryl F. Zanuck(story)
  • Stars
    • Barbara Stanwyck
    • George Brent
    • Donald Cook
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 168User reviews
    • 41Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

    Videos1

    Baby Face
    Trailer 1:57
    Baby Face

    Photos55

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    Barbara Stanwyck and Harry Gribbon in Baby Face (1933)
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    Barbara Stanwyck and Robert Barrat in Baby Face (1933)
    Barbara Stanwyck and George Brent in Baby Face (1933)
    Barbara Stanwyck in Baby Face (1933)
    Barbara Stanwyck and George Brent in Baby Face (1933)
    Barbara Stanwyck in Baby Face (1933)

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    Barbara Stanwyck
    Barbara Stanwyck
    • Lily Powersas Lily Powers
    George Brent
    George Brent
    • Courtland Trenholmas Courtland Trenholm
    Donald Cook
    Donald Cook
    • Ned Stevensas Ned Stevens
    Alphonse Ethier
    Alphonse Ethier
    • Adolf Craggas Adolf Cragg
    Henry Kolker
    Henry Kolker
    • J.R. Carteras J.R. Carter
    Margaret Lindsay
    Margaret Lindsay
    • Ann Carteras Ann Carter
    Arthur Hohl
    Arthur Hohl
    • Ed Sippleas Ed Sipple
    John Wayne
    John Wayne
    • Jimmy McCoy Jr.as Jimmy McCoy Jr.
    Robert Barrat
    Robert Barrat
    • Nick Powersas Nick Powers
    Douglass Dumbrille
    Douglass Dumbrille
    • Brodyas Brody
    • (as Douglas Dumbrille)
    Theresa Harris
    Theresa Harris
    • Chicoas Chico
    Joan Barclay
    Joan Barclay
    • Job Seekeras Job Seeker
    • (uncredited)
    James Bush
    James Bush
    • Paris Bank Clerkas Paris Bank Clerk
    • (uncredited)
    Charles Coleman
    Charles Coleman
    • Hodgesas Hodges
    • (uncredited)
    Heinie Conklin
    Heinie Conklin
    • Speakeasy Waiteras Speakeasy Waiter
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Curtis
    Jack Curtis
    • Speakeasy Customeras Speakeasy Customer
    • (uncredited)
    Frank Darien
    Frank Darien
    • Paris Bank Agentas Paris Bank Agent
    • (uncredited)
    Arthur De Kuh
    • Lutzaas Lutza
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Alfred E. Green
    • Writers
      • Gene Markey(screen play)
      • Kathryn Scola(screen play)
      • Darryl F. Zanuck(story)
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    • Trivia
      In 2004, when Michael Mashon, a curator of the motion picture division at the Library of Congress, received a request for a print of this film, he discovered two negatives of the film: the original camera negative and a "duplicate negative" that was longer. The duplicate negative was the pre-release (uncensored) version of the film that was submitted to the New York State censorship board in 1933 for approval. The uncensored version received its public premiere at the London Film Festival in November 2004, more than 70 years after it was made. The existence of these negatives allows pristine quality prints to be made as compared to other surviving films of that era.
    • Goofs
      When Lily reads from Nietzsche's book, Thoughts Out Of Season, the page that's highlighted repeats the same paragraph above, and again below, the highlighted lines.
    • Quotes

      Nick Powers: You little tramp, you!

      Lily Powers: Yeah, I'm a tramp, and who's to blame? My Father. A swell start you gave me. Ever since I was fourteen, what's it been? Nothing but men! Dirty rotten men! And you're lower than any of them. I'll hate you as long as I live!

    • Alternate versions
      The original release had to be cut by four minutes to pass inspection by the New York Board of Censors. The cuts were mostly very minor but the most notable were the scene where Lily admits that she began working as a prostitute when she was fourteen and the scene the boxcar with the yardman, the close-up of the hand turning out the light. These scenes were cut before the film's release in 1933 and were not seen publicly until 2004.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Love Goddesses (1965)
    • Soundtracks
      Baby Face
      (1926) (uncredited)

      Music by Harry Akst

      Played during the opening credits

      Played as background music often

      Reprised on a phonograph record

    User reviews168

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    Top review
    7/10
    Possible uncensored-version on DVD in 2006
    An original uncensored print of this amazing film was discovered in 2004 in the Library of Congress, and has been shown in a few specialized theaters around the world in 2005. According to current reviews that I've found online, the original has all of the nastiest dialog and innuendos intact; they were later either removed or completely re-shot by the studio prior to initial release, in order to pass the New York state censors. I have also read that a DVD is "expected in 2006" and one can only hope! If we're really luckily, it will include comparisons between the 2 versions. Note that the released censored version was originally available on Laserdisc, which I have seen. Stanwyck rules!
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 17, 1933 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • En farlig kvinna
    • Filming locations
      • Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros.
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $187,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 11 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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