Baby Face
She climbed the ladder of success - wrong by wrong!
Dramanew york cityparis, franceambitionmistressblack and whitepre-codespeakeasygold diggerflirtationkept womanmischievous
A pre-Code morality tale about ambition and sexuality that uses flirtation and transgression to explore whether material success can satisfy the human heart.
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.
Essence
Ensemble
Barbara Stanwyck
Lily Powers
George Brent
Courtland Trenholm
Donald Cook
Ned Stevens
Alphonse Ethier
Adolf Cragg
Henry Kolker
J.R. Carter
Margaret Lindsay
Ann Carter
Arthur Hohl
Ed Sipple
John Wayne
Jimmy McCoy Jr.
Robert Barrat
Nick Powers
Douglass Dumbrille
Brody
Theresa Harris
Chico
Joan Barclay
Job Seeker (uncredited)
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