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Baby Face (1933)
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786302041095
Format: Black & White, NTSC
ISBN: 6302041090
Label: MGM (Warner)
Languages: English (Original Language), Analog
Manufacturer: MGM (Warner)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Warner)
Release Date: September 01, 1998
Running Time: 72 minutes
Studio: MGM (Warner)
Theatrical Release Date: July 01, 1933
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Rating:  - Baby Face Un-cut
I had the priveledge to see one of the first screenings of the rediscovered un-cut version of this film a few weeks ago at Brandeis University, and I must say that the New York censor board truly did this film a disservice when it forced the producers to cut and change it. It was really great, but the most interesting part was at the end when they showed clips of the edited version to show what was changed, and it was astounding how rediculous the edits seemed in context of the meaning behind the ... Read More
Rating:  - An unforgettable pre-code Stanwyck performance!
Like many other classic movie buffs, I'm thrilled that the original, uncut and unedited version of "Baby Face" has finally been discovered and will likely be released on dvd next year (thanks for the great news, Michael Glancy!). "Baby Face" was quite racy for its day and had the censors in an uproar, so much in fact that it was horribly butchered with poor editing (some scenes you can't even hear them finish a sentence before it cuts to the next scene!) and was banned for years. But even the edited ... Read More
Rating: - An Amazing Pre-Code!
"Baby Face" is one of the most important pre-code movies. It is amazingly honest and brave in depicting the story of a destitute girl trying to climb to the top. Barbara Stanwyck is simply great in her portrayal of the main character. Hard to imagine any other actress capable of such a magnificent performance. It is very sad that because of the Hayes code instituted in 1934 and that lasted for over thirty years, the great movie traditions of the amazing pre-code movies have been completely lost. It seems ... Read More
Rating: - Great Pre-Code Movie
Barbara Stanwyck was awesome as she workd her way to the top running through boyfriends. John Wayne has a small role as one of the boyfriends she runs over.
Hollywood was making really good movies pre-code. Despite being also used, women were empowered in movies then. Then code came in and they weren't even allowed to make suggestive poses.
Rating: - One of the Greatest a most daring Pre-Codes
If you are fond of Pre-Code movies you're gonna LOVE this movie, in which Barbara Stanwyck's character, "works" her way up, the "money-ladder" (rather than the social one, 'cos she's basically a "kept woman"), ruthlessly and shamelessly, using her sexual attraction on all types of men.
It is Stanwyck's show all the way, with all the men in the cast, playing "second bananas" to her pivotal role. She appears dressed in some great-de-luxe early 30's clothing, by Warner's top designer Orry-Kelly.
In ... Read More
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