Marked Woman
Within Manhattan's criminal underworld, a fearless woman dares to confront one of the city's most formidable gangsters.
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Lloyd Bacon
Michael Curtiz
Eddie Larkin
Richard Maybery
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John Chard
Hostesses Arrested In “Clip-Joint” Murder. Marked Woman is directed by Lloyd Bacon and written by Robert Rossen and Abem Finkel. It stars Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart, Lola Lane, Isabel Jewell, Mayo Methot and Eduardo Ciannelli. Music is collectively arranged by Bernhard Kaun, Heinz Roemheld and David Raksin, and cinematography by George Barnes. In spite of the film’s disclaimer put out at the pic’s beginning, Marked Woman is an adaptation of the real life case of Lucky Luciano, who the previous year was found guilty of compulsory prostitution after sterling work by U.S. Attorney Thomas E. Dewey. Ciannelli plays Luciano as Johnny Vanning, Bogart plays Dewey as David Graham and Davis is “madame” Cokey Flo Brown as Mary Dwight Strauber. Unsurprisingly for the time it was made, Marked Woman is a distinctly sanitised version of events, full of euphemisms and hinted at unlawfulness, with the beatings et al off camera. However, it still packs a punch, both in narrative thrust as the underworld shenanigans are brought to life, and as an acting curio to see the young Davis and Bogart bouncing off each other before their respective stars were about to be ignited with petroleum. Interesting aspect of the picture is that it is in essence a gangster movie, with a good guy/bad guy scenario at the core, yet it’s the women who rightly dominate the story. The girls are held up as bastions of hardship and heroism, and it gives the production a riveting edge, as well as some much needed glamour in amongst the sordid machinations. Well acted, well told and well interesting. 7.5/10
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The directors of Marked Woman are Lloyd Bacon, Michael Curtiz, Eddie Larkin, and Richard Maybery.
The cast of Marked Woman includes Frank Faylen as Cabbie #2 (uncredited), Ronald R. Rondell as Dancing Club Patron (uncredited), James Conaty as Graham's Trial Assistant (uncredited), Harold Miller as Dancing Club Patron (uncredited), Larry Steers as Party Guest (uncredited), Pierre Watkin as Judge #2 (uncredited), Mike Lally as Photographer (uncredited), Milton Kibbee as Smith (uncredited), Lew Harvey as Court Clerk #2 (uncredited), Frank McLure as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited), Mark Strong as Bartender (uncredited), Ralph Dunn as Court Clerk #1 (uncredited), and more.
The duration of Marked Woman is 1h 36 mins.
Yes. You can watch the Marked Woman trailer on this Fanbiz page on Fanziz.
Marked Woman was released on 10 Apr 1937.
Marked Woman is listed under Crime, Drama, and Thriller on Fanbiz.
Marked Woman has 1 review on Fanziz, with an average rating of 7.5/10. One reviewer wrote: "Hostesses Arrested In “Clip-Joint” Murder. Marked Woman is directed by Lloyd Bacon and written by Robert Rossen and Abem Finkel. It stars Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart, Lola..."
