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''Baby Face'' (1933) is one of the sleazier pre-Code films. It stars Barbara Stanwyck as Lily Powers, a young woman with more than her share of hard knocks. A speakeasy waitress in Erie, Pennsylvania, Lily divides her time between fighting off the advances of the customers and turning tricks at her father/pimp's behest. She seems to look forward only to visits from Mr. Cragg, a Nietzsche-quoting cobbler who exhorts her to [[The Vamp|"use men, not let them use you!"]] |
''Baby Face'' (1933) is one of the sleazier pre-[[Hays Code|Code]] films. It stars Barbara Stanwyck as Lily Powers, a young woman with more than her share of hard knocks. A speakeasy waitress in Erie, Pennsylvania, Lily divides her time between fighting off the advances of the customers and turning tricks at her father/pimp's behest. She seems to look forward only to visits from Mr. Cragg, a Nietzsche-quoting cobbler who exhorts her to [[The Vamp|"use men, not let them use you!"]] |
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After her father dies in a still explosion, Lily finally heeds Cragg's advice. She and Chico, her black friend/maid, run off to Gotham, New York, where Lily proceeds to sleep her way up to the top of a bank, eventually becoming a kept woman. Hearts are broken, etc., etc. |
After her father dies in [[Karmic Death|a still explosion]], Lily finally heeds Cragg's advice. She and Chico, her black friend/maid, run off to Gotham, New York, where Lily proceeds to sleep her way up to the top of a bank, eventually becoming a kept woman. Hearts are broken, etc., etc. |
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