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"Marked Woman," starring the impossibly young Bette Davis AND Humphrhey Bogart.

Posted by tinear on March 31, 2009 at 07:07:41:
God Almighty, Bette's beautiful, intelligent, strong, and very, very sexy as a "hostess" in a speakeasy which is taken over by a ruthless Mafia boss seeking to control the whole city. This is an entertaining enough story, being an unenthusiastically concealed depiction of career of Lucky Luciano, played by a generic guy who is darkened into irrelevance by the incandescent super novas surrounding him. Still, Bogart demonstrates unexpected range as the tough but soft-hearted DA who needs Bette's testimony to put Lucky away.
How often does one get to see two stars born? Their interplay, also, is special. I imagine studio conflicts or some such business concern kept them from more cooperative, better produced efforts. But this is fine as it is!
(Oh, there is a brutality to the film, especially towards women, that still is repugnant today).