Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on February 4, 2014

The world of the gangster movie is largely a boys' club, where women exist only as victims or commodities and the mobsters' guns serve as constant reminders of their phallic power. In opposition to that trend we have director Lloyd Bacon's very effective Marked Woman (1937), which features Bette Dav   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on February 4, 2014

The world of the gangster movie is largely a boys' club, where women exist only as victims or commodities and the mobsters' guns serve as constant reminders of their phallic power. In opposition to that trend we have director Lloyd Bacon's very effective Marked Woman (1937), which features Bette Dav   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on February 4, 2014

The world of the gangster movie is largely a boys' club, where women exist only as victims or commodities and the mobsters' guns serve as constant reminders of their phallic power. In opposition to that trend we have director Lloyd Bacon's very effective Marked Woman (1937), which features Bette Dav   read more

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on September 26, 2013

Marked Woman Directed by Lloyd Bacon Written by Robert Rossen and Abem Finkel 1937/USA Warner Bros. First viewing Bette Davis is a sometime thing for me.  This wasn’t one of those times. Mary Dwight (Davis) is a “hostess” at a nightclub/clip joint owned by ruthless gangster Johnn   read more

The Bogie Film Blog Posted by Bogart Fan on May 9, 2013

My Review —Pretty Good— Your Bogie Fix:   out of 5 Bogies! Director: Lloyd Bacon The Lowdown This is the third Lloyd Bacon / Humphrey Bogart movie I’ve reviewed since starting the blog – the first being Action in the North Atlantic, and the second Brother Orchid – and again, Bacon comes   read more

Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Google profile on November 3, 2010

About MeBlogger, Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog and more. Please add my Google profile to your circles. Living in a culture that glorifies stupidity, I am always happy to watch brains win over brawn. In the case of Marked Woman (1937), Mary (Bette Davis) is a...   read more

Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Google profile on June 29, 2007

About MeBlogger, Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog and more. Please add my Google profile to your circles. The virtues of a blonde Bette Davis are many and go largely unacknowledged. Most know Bette Davis as a wide-eyed brunette; fiesty and domineering. The films she's best known...   read more

Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on November 30, -0001

Living in a culture that glorifies stupidity, I am always happy to watch brains win over brawn. In the case of Marked Woman (1937), Mary (Bette Davis) is a party girl at Club Intimate (I don't need to elaborate anymore do I). She's a smart dame but chose the hapless...   read more