# Baby Face (1933)

> A fiercely pragmatic woman weaponizes desire and intelligence to climb New York's financial hierarchy, exposing the bargains behind Depression-era respectability.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/16534

## Facts

- Runtime: 76 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Alfred E. Green
- Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, George Brent, Donald Cook, Alphonse Ethier, Henry Kolker, Margaret Lindsay, Arthur Hohl, John Wayne
- TMDB rating: 7.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0023775/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Mood: sardonic, provocative, unsettling, classic cinema night, film history viewing

## Synopsis

A woman's ambition knows no bounds as she climbs the social ladder in 1930s New York City.

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