Baby Face | Saturday Matinee Classics

Barbara Stanwyck stars as Lily "Baby Face" Powers, a tough woman of unusual beauty who sleeps her way to the top of a banking empire, leaving a trail of broken hearts and marriages in her headstrong quest for fame and fortune. Lily starts life working as a barmaid in her father's factory-town saloon, where she learns to handle herself around tough men. When her father dies, Baby Face takes her maid (Theresa Harris) and goes to New York to embark on a series of affairs as she ruthlessly strives for a better life. [71 min; drama, romance; English]

"If you've never seen Stanwyck in a Pre-Code film, you've never really seen Stanwyck." — Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

"I can't help but be amazed by how fresh and revolutionary this film still is, and I highly recommend people seek it out." — Bianca Garner

"Here is a blatant affront to generations of American provincial female teachings that value virginity over sexual freedom. Lily likes giving it away, for a cause—herself." — Cole Smithey

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