description Baby Face Overview
Baby Face is a 1933 Warner Bros. film directed by Alfred E. Green. The story, adapted from a Darryl F.
Zanuck screenplay, centers on Lily Powers (Barbara Stanwyck) who leverages her sexuality to improve her circumstances. George Brent co-stars alongside a brief appearance by John Wayne.
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info Baby Face Specifications
| Country | United States |
| Year | 1933 |
help Baby Face FAQ
Why is Baby Face considered a major pre-Code film?
Its story openly follows Lily Powers using sexual relationships to climb through a New York bank, with a directness later Hollywood censorship discouraged. The film arrived in 1933, before strict enforcement of the Production Code began in 1934.
What advice pushes Lily to leave home in Baby Face?
A cobbler who has befriended Lily urges her to use the power she has over men instead of continuing to be exploited. She then travels to New York with Chico, played by Theresa Harris, and begins ascending the bank's floors and hierarchy.
Who does John Wayne play in Baby Face?
Wayne makes a brief early-career appearance as Jimmy McCoy Jr., one of Lily's lovers at the bank. The leading male role belongs to George Brent as Courtland Trenholm.
Are there censored and uncensored versions of Baby Face?
Yes, the surviving prerelease version contains material altered before the film's general release, including different dialogue and moral framing. The rediscovered version makes the film's Nietzschean influence and Lily's strategy more explicit.
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