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Drama

Baby Face

- She climbed the ladder of success - wrong by wrong!

A young woman uses her body and her sexuality to help her climb the social ladder, but soon begins to wonder if her new status will ever bring her happiness.

Release Date : 1933-07-13

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Warner Bros. Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Barbara Stanwyck

Character Name : Lily Powers

Original Name : Barbara Stanwyck

Gender : Female

George Brent

Character Name : Courtland Trenholm

Original Name : George Brent

Gender : Male

Donald Cook

Character Name : Ned Stevens

Original Name : Donald Cook

Gender : Male

Alphonse Ethier

Character Name : Adolf Cragg

Original Name : Alphonse Ethier

Gender : Male

Henry Kolker

Character Name : J.R. Carter

Original Name : Henry Kolker

Gender : Male

Margaret Lindsay

Character Name : Ann Carter

Original Name : Margaret Lindsay

Gender : Female

Arthur Hohl

Character Name : Ed Sipple

Original Name : Arthur Hohl

Gender : Male

John Wayne

Character Name : Jimmy McCoy Jr.

Original Name : John Wayne

Gender : Male

Robert Barrat

Character Name : Nick Powers

Original Name : Robert Barrat

Gender : Male

Douglass Dumbrille

Character Name : Brody

Original Name : Douglass Dumbrille

Gender : Male

Theresa Harris

Character Name : Chico

Original Name : Theresa Harris

Gender : Female

Joan Barclay

Character Name : Job Seeker (uncredited)

Original Name : Joan Barclay

Gender : Female

Charles Coleman

Character Name : Hodges (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Coleman

Gender : Male

Heinie Conklin

Character Name : Speakeasy Waiter (uncredited)

Original Name : Heinie Conklin

Gender : Male

Grace Hayle

Character Name : Mrs. Hemingway (uncredited)

Original Name : Grace Hayle

Gender : Female

Maynard Holmes

Character Name : Pratt - Personnel Office (uncredited)

Original Name : Maynard Holmes

Gender : Male

Nat Pendleton

Character Name : Stolvich - Laborer (uncredited)

Original Name : Nat Pendleton

Gender : Male

Edward Van Sloan

Character Name : Jameson - Bank Director (uncredited)

Original Name : Edward Van Sloan

Gender : Male

Toby Wing

Character Name : Office Worker (uncredited)

Original Name : Toby Wing

Gender : Female

James Bush

Character Name : Paris Bank Clerk (uncredited)

Original Name : James Bush

Gender : Male

Jack Curtis

Character Name : Speakeasy Customer (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Curtis

Gender : Male

Frank Darien

Character Name : Paris Bank Agent (uncredited)

Original Name : Frank Darien

Gender : Male

John Elliott

Character Name : Bank Director (uncredited)

Original Name : John Elliott

Gender : Male

Harry Gribbon

Character Name : Doorman (uncredited)

Original Name : Harry Gribbon

Gender : Male

Edward LeSaint

Character Name : Bank Director (uncredited)

Original Name : Edward LeSaint

Gender : Male

Reginald Mason

Character Name : Gault - Bank Director (uncredited)

Original Name : Reginald Mason

Gender : Male

Spec O'Donnell

Character Name : Office Boy (uncredited)

Original Name : Spec O'Donnell

Gender : Male

Henry Otho

Character Name : Laborer (uncredited)

Original Name : Henry Otho

Gender : Male

Donna Mae Roberts

Character Name : Office Worker (uncredited)

Original Name : Donna Mae Roberts

Gender : Male

Matty Roubert

Character Name : Newsboy (uncredited)

Original Name : Matty Roubert

Gender : Male

Cliff Saum

Character Name : Laborer (uncredited)

Original Name : Cliff Saum

Gender : Male

Charles Sellon

Character Name : Vanderlure - Bank Director (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Sellon

Gender : Male

Harry Semels

Character Name : Speakeasy Drunk (uncredited)

Original Name : Harry Semels

Gender : Male

Harry Tenbrook

Character Name : Laborer (uncredited)

Original Name : Harry Tenbrook

Gender : Male

Jacques Vanaire

Character Name : Paris Bank Clerk (uncredited)

Original Name : Jacques Vanaire

Gender : Male

Sailor Vincent

Character Name : Laborer (uncredited)

Original Name : Sailor Vincent

Gender : Male

Renee Whitney

Character Name : Office Worker (uncredited)

Original Name : Renee Whitney

Gender : Female

Josephine Whittell

Character Name : Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Original Name : Josephine Whittell

Gender : Female

Harry Wilson

Character Name : Laborer (uncredited)

Original Name : Harry Wilson

Gender : Male

Arthur De Kuh

Character Name : Lutza (uncredited)

Original Name : Arthur De Kuh

Gender : Male

Harry Forsman

Character Name : Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Original Name : Harry Forsman

Gender : Male

James Murray

Character Name : Brakeman (uncredited)

Original Name : James Murray

Gender : Male

Dick Winslow

Character Name : Office Boy (uncredited)

Original Name : Dick Winslow

Gender : Male

Reviews

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-09-24

Barbara Stanwyck is at the top of her game in this cracking story of a young girl "Lily" who thanks to her pal "Cragg" (Alphonse Ethier) and some ideology from Nietzsche quickly discovers that she can use her femininity and her brains to get on in life. When her exploitative father has a rather unfortunate accident with a still, she heads to the big city where she shrewdly works her way through the bosses (including a young John Wayne) right to the top - accumulating wealth and wrecking relationships and marriages as she goes. Will she manage to get away with it all, or will she get her comeuppance? Well you will have to watch and see, but along the way we get a frequently humorous depiction of a lady who knows exactly how to manipulate these shallow, fickle and all-too-often stupidly horny men for her own advantage. She is not ruthless with everyone, though. She stays friends with her old companion "Chico" (Theresa Harris) whose observations and gentle ditties pepper the relentlessness as "Lily" quite literally gets to the top of the pile. Though it is entertaining to watch her use and abuse her menfolk, I can't say that I especially warmed to her character as she started to develop a rather thoughtless, maybe even cruel, streak - especially with the emotionally challenged "Trenholm" (George Brent) - her pièce de resistance! Without being graphic, this is a splendid piece of sexually charged cinema, and Miss Stanwyck almost glows with sultriness and ambition. The use of the exterior of the building to illustrate her climb up the ladder of success is fun, as are the increasing scenarios of confusion and desperation among the men whose attentions she craves, uses and steps on to leave behind. Great fun and pokes a potent finger at many of the flaws in a "man's world". Sexy, clever and well worth a watch.