Baby Face

"She climbed the ladder of success - wrong by wrong!"

Nov 17 1933 Approved 1h 11m
Drama, Romance

A young woman uses her body and her sexuality to help her climb the social ladder, but soon begins to wonder if her new status will ever bring her happiness.

Plot

Lilly (Baby Face) sleeps her way from basement speakeasy bartender, literally floor by floor, to the top floor of a New York office building. Bank sub-manager Jimmy McCoy finds her a job in the bank only to be cast aside as she hooks up with the bank's president. When he complains of not seeing her she says: "I'm working so hard I have to go to bed early every night."

Written by

Gene Markey, Kathryn Scola, Darryl F. Zanuck

Directed by

Alfred E. Green

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

Languages

Français, English

Awards

1 win total

Scores
# of Votes
8,587
Average Rating
7.5 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA