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880: Stanwyck #1 - Baby Face (1933) / 1930s Starter Pack
« on: July 01, 2022, 07:11:39 PM »
The frank sexuality of 1933's BABY FACE has made it one of the defining films of Hollywood’s precode era, with new Filmspotting marathon subject Barbara Stanwyck as Lily Powers, a young woman who escapes the abuse and exploitation facing her at home for the big city, where she acquires money and status by exploiting her own sexual power. Adam and Josh agree that Stanwyck is electrifying and the movie’s precode directness is a lot of fun while considering how successfully it pulls off its balance of proto-feminism provocation and sentimentality. The launch of the Stanwyck Marathon also offers a chance to revisit the 1930s Starter Pack, which has Adam and Josh sharing their favorite comedies, musicals, action, and horror films from that rich decade.

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Re: 880: Stanwyck #1 - Baby Face (1933) / 1930s Starter Pack
« Reply #1 on: July 17, 2022, 04:32:09 AM »
Just watched Baby Face after hearing the shows review. Soo good. A great performance by Stanwyck.

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Re: 880: Stanwyck #1 - Baby Face (1933) / 1930s Starter Pack
« Reply #2 on: July 17, 2022, 07:27:08 AM »
The wife and I did a marathon of early Stanwyck, when she was making 3-5 films a year. The quality varies and now they mostly blend together in my brain, but Stanwyck was never less than Great.

I say ‘mostly’ because Ladies of Leisure (1930) is the one gem better than Baby Face and the opening to The Miracle Woman (1931) is burned in my brain as one of her greatest scenes ever.

 

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