Baby Face

Baby Face is a 1933 American dramatic film directed by Alfred E. Green, and starring Barbara Stanwyck and George Brent. Based on a story by Darryl F. Zanuck , this sexually-charged, Pre-Code Hollywood film is about an attractive young woman who uses sex to advance her social and financial status. Marketed with the salacious tag line, "She had it and made it pay", the film's open discussion of sex made it one of the most notorious films of the Pre-Code Hollywood era. Lily Powers works for her father in a speakeasy during Prohibition in Erie, Pennsylvania. Her life has been miserable; since...
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Release date:	July 1, 1933
Directed by:	Alfred Green
Runtime:	71 Minutes
Producer:	Raymond Griffith, William LeBaron
Editor:	Howard Bretherton
Music by:	Harry Akst, Ralph Erwin, Beth Slater Whitson, Beth Slater Whitson, Fritz Rotter
Cinematography:	James Van Trees
Screenplay by:	Darryl F. Zanuck, Kathryn Scola, Gene Markey
Estimated budget:	$187,000

Cast of Baby Face

John Wayne

Jimmy McCoy Jr.

Born:May 26, 1907

Died:June 11, 1979

Barbara Stanwyck

Lily Powers

Born:July 16, 1907

Died:Jan. 20, 1990

George Brent

Born:Mar. 15, 1899

Died:May 26, 1979

Douglass Dumbrille

Born:Oct. 13, 1889

Died:Apr. 2, 1974

Robert Barrat

Born:July 10, 1889

Died:Jan. 7, 1970

Margaret Lindsay

Born:Sept. 19, 1910

Died:May 9, 1981

Film director of Baby Face

Alfred Green

Born: July 11, 1889

Died: September 4, 1960

Alfred E. Green was a prolific movie director. Green entered film in 1912 as an actor for the Selig Polyscope Company. He became an assistant to director Colin Campbell. He then started to direct two-reelers until he started features in 1917. In a durable career lasting until the 1950s, Green...
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Filming locations for Baby Face

New York City

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q:
What was the tagline from the movie, Baby Face?
A:
The film's slogan was, "She climbed the ladder of success - wrong by wrong!"
Q:
Who was the writer of the music for the motion picture Baby Face?
A:
Harry Akst, Ralph Erwin, Fritz Rotter, Beth Slater Whitson and Beth Slater Whitson composed the musical score for the soundtrack.
Q:
Who produced the movie, "Baby Face"?
A:
William LeBaron and Raymond Griffith were the show's producers.
Q:
How long is the runtime of the motion picture "Baby Face"?
A:
The runtime for the film is 71 minutes.
Q:
What was the estimated cost to make the film "Baby Face"?
A:
$187,000 was the cost to make this movie.
Q:
The film, "Baby Face" is in what genre?
A:
It is classified as... Drama, Black-and-white and Pre-Code.
Q:
Who distributed the film, "Baby Face"?
A:
Warner Bros. Entertainment distributed the movie.
Q:
When did the movie "Baby Face" debut?
A:
The movie premiered in July, 1933.
Q:
Who wrote the script for the movie Baby Face?
A:
Darryl F. Zanuck, Kathryn Scola and Gene Markey wrote the script for the movie.
Q:
Who was the director of the film "Baby Face"?
A:
Alfred Green directed the movie.

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