Baby Face

Theatrical Release Date:

03/13/2006

Run Time:

71min.

Starring:

Barbara Stanwyck , George Brent , Donald Cook , Arthur Hohl , John Wayne

Director(s):

Alfred E. Green

Distributor(s):

Warner Brothers

MPAA Rating:

Not Yet Rated

Genre(s):

Drama

Plot: Baby Face is a good example of the kind of spitfire lead female characters that appeared in the cinema of pre-code Hollywood. Lily Powers (Barbara Stanwyck) works as a barmaid in her father's factory-town saloon where she learns to deal with the ... Read More

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