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Actors: Barbara Stanwyck, George Brent, Donald Cook, John Wayne
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Baby Face |
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Lily Powers is a prostitute at a New York speakeasy, pimped by her father. After his death, she is inspired to maker her own way in the world by an old friend. Instead of the honest way, she literally sleeps her way to the top of a prominant office building, leaving her existance hollow and meaningless.
--Sara Embrey, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Job:
- prostitute
Strong "rags to riches" component?
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- prostitute/concubine
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Body type
- (woman) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 20%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- general circumstances
Setting
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- all mixed up
Check here if B&W
Yes
Any profanity?
- None
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