Baby Face

1933
Approved
1 Std. 11 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

7,5/10

8473

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Barbara Stanwyck and George Brent in Baby Face (1933)

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Tragic Romance Workplace Drama Drama Romance

Eine junge Frau, die ihr ganzes Leben lang sexuell ausgebeutet wurde, beschließt, den Spieß umzudrehen und die unglücklichen Männer einer großen Stadtbank auszubeuten - indem sie sich freudi... Alles lesenEine junge Frau, die ihr ganzes Leben lang sexuell ausgebeutet wurde, beschließt, den Spieß umzudrehen und die unglücklichen Männer einer großen Stadtbank auszubeuten - indem sie sich freudig nach oben schläft.Eine junge Frau, die ihr ganzes Leben lang sexuell ausgebeutet wurde, beschließt, den Spieß umzudrehen und die unglücklichen Männer einer großen Stadtbank auszubeuten - indem sie sich freudig nach oben schläft.

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IMDb-BEWERTUNG

7,5/10

8473

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

Auszeichnungen
- 1 wins total

Brody
(as Douglas Dumbrille)

Theresa Harris

Chico

Joan Barclay

Job Seeker
(Nicht genannt)

James Bush

Paris Bank Clerk
(Nicht genannt)

Charles Coleman

Hodges
(Nicht genannt)

Heinie Conklin

Speakeasy Waiter
(Nicht genannt)

Jack Curtis

Speakeasy Customer
(Nicht genannt)

Frank Darien

Paris Bank Agent
(Nicht genannt)

Arthur De Kuh

Lutza
(Nicht genannt)

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Wissenswertes
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.

Patzer
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.

Zitate
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!

Alternative Versionen
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 in the boxcar with the yardman, the closeup 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.

Verbindungen
Featured in Göttinnen der Liebe (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

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Stanwyck Sizzles

Arriving by boxcar in New York City, the shrewd young woman with the BABY FACE begins to methodically canoodle her way to the top floors of power in a great bank.

Barbara Stanwyck is fascinating as the amoral heroine of this influential pre-Code drama. Without a shred of decency or regret, she coolly manipulates the removal or destruction of the men unlucky enough to find themselves in her way. A wonderful actress, Stanwyck has full opportunity here to display her ample talents.

Appearing quite late in the story, George Brent is a welcome addition as the one fellow possibly able to handle Stanwyck; his sophisticated style of acting makes a nice counterpoint to her icy demeanor. Douglas Dumbrille, Donald Cook & Henry Kolker portray a succession of her unfortunate victims.

John Wayne appears for just a few scant seconds as an unsuccessful suitor for Stanwyck's affections. This would be the only time these two performers appeared together on screen.

Movie mavens should recognize Nat Pendleton as a speakeasy customer, and Charles Sellon & Edward Van Sloan as bank executives - all unbilled.

The music heard on the soundtrack throughout the film, perfectly punctuating the plot, is Baby Face' (1926) by Benny Davis & Harry Akst and St. Louis Blues' (1914) by W.C. Handy.

BABY FACE is a prime example of pre-Code naughtiness. In its frank & unapologetic dealing with sex, it is precisely the kind of film which the implementation of the Production Code in 1934 was meant to eliminate.