Marked Woman

Marked Woman (1937)

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Bette Davis' famous walk-out from her home studio of Warner Bros. may have hurt her financially, but in the long run it paid off with bigger parts in better films. Like many Warners films of the period, Marked Woman was "torn from today's headlines." Specifically, it was inspired… More

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Unrated,
Directed By
Written By
Robert Rossen, Abem Finkel, Seton I. Miller
Genres
Drama, Musical & Performing Arts, Classics
In Theaters
Jan 1, 1937 Wide
MGM Home Entertainment

Critic Reviews

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    Bristling crime drama torn from the day's headlines.

  • Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

    Hard hitting Warner Bros. gangland drama with a dream cast.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Chris W


    Despite the disclaimer at the start which says that the film is not based on any real event or persons, or that sort of thing, the film in fact actually is a fictionalized dramatization of an actual event. The film concerns a nightclub hostess who works for a high profile New York… More

  • William D


    A few friends and I are doing a Bette Davis retrospective, slowly working our way through all of Davis's films from the 1930s and 1940s. The biggest surprise so far is two relatively unknown films she did in 1937: "Marked Woman" and "Kid Galahad." Both are… More

  • AJ V


    This reminded me a lot of On the Waterfront, the stories are very similar. I love On the Waterfront, but this movie was good too. Whats different about it is that it focuses more on the fact that women should stand up for themselves when men are pushing them around. It's… More

  • Michael G


    Marked Woman is decent but nothing to freak out over. There's not much to it besides being a precursor to On the Waterfront with an adorable Bette Davis and a seat warmer performance by Humphrey Bogart that really anyone could've done. The direction was a little off for me… More

  • jay n


    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.

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