Allen Jenkins, Ben Welden, Bette Davis

Mary Dwight works as a hostess at the Club Intime run by ruthless gangster Johnny Vanning. When one of her "clients" is murdered prosecutor David Graham questions Mary but she won't cooperate and Vann...( read more  read more... )ing is acquitted. When Mary's sister Betty is killed by one of Vanning's thugs she decides to spill the beans and is beaten into disfigurement. At her bedside all the hostesses agree to testify.

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Directed by: Lloyd Bacon

Release Date: April 10, 1937

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DVD Release Date: May 30, 2006

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  • January 28, 2008
    This I have finally watched as of recent and really enjoyed. Both Bette Davis and Humphrey Bogart are cast great together. If you like either one of these avtors and like a crime film this is a good ticket for you.
  • December 23, 2007
    well-acted society melodrama upon the marginalized women who make a degraded living dealing with mobster under the risk of extortions and deforming threats. bette davis plays clip joint hostess marie dwight with quick wits and gutsy slyness who leades her fellow companions striv...( read more)ing for the tough money in night club. once marie gets herself into the jam by helping one of her clients avoiding the mob assasination then she has to collaborate again with the mobster to beat off his murder accusation. subsequently marie's publicity in news paper exposes her true profession to her pure as lily college sister who envies marie's seemingly camelot-alike career of merrymaking nightlife that induces the family fued, then his sister gets herself disposed of by the mobster leader. repentant marie seeks justified revenge on the mobster even at the cost of a mark on her precious facecheek.

    there's nothing too unique about this flick but leastly it's not awfully made, mainly straitforwardly sketched scene from scene, except director bacon sympathesizes the female characters by depicting the draining side of their overlaborous life for survival. mostly you witness their oppressive exhaustion in the apartment and their inability to retrack back to norm. the ending emits the pathos arised by social criticism as the news paper glorifies bogart's attorney but neglect the gritty five female-martyrs.

    topicality of social drama and good performance from its cast are the best asset of it. bette davis does another brillaint acting to incarnate into another strong-willed individualistic woman who has the defying courage to contend for her belief. humprey borat earns another breakthrough chance in the 30s to prove that he could do much more than playing sordid gangster villains with the role of decent district attorney. alongside with other four actresses as marie's best pals are showered with the right-nuanced glamourous wardrobe wich belongs restrictively to the 30s, sponsored by orry-kelly who also undertakes errol flynn's sea hawk.
  • August 15, 2009
    Inspired by the life of gangster Lucky Luciano, this film takes hold of you and doesn't let go. Davis not only grabs your attention, she commands it. Davis works as a clip-joint hostess, who along with some of the other hostesses, decides to bravely testify against the big boss...( read more) Vanning. The ending is unbelievably perfect and powerful.
  • April 25, 2008
    Another favorite Bette Davis movie. Great cast of characters, especially Lola Lane.
  • April 6, 2008
    Rough and tough ripped from the headlines film. Bette's first after her court battle and a huge improvement over her films between Bondage and this.
  • March 1, 2008
    Excellent movie! I love Bette Davis, I wish people still made movies this good.
  • January 26, 2008
    Davis tears up the scenery and everything else in this one GREAT! Also nice to see Bogart NOT playing a gangster, thug or criminal but a D.A.
  • September 30, 2007
    14- my favorite Bette Davis movie

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