Baby Face15

Directed by Alfred E. Green | USA | 1933 | 1h 16m | Starring Barbara Stanwyck, George Bent, Donald Cook, John Wayne

Pre-Code cinema was often a dangerous game of one-upmanship. Warner Bros took one look at MGM’s highly risqué Red-Headed Woman and decided to respond with this jaw-dropping sensation. Barbara Stanwyck stars as sexually determined young dame who turns the tables on the men and uses her feminine charms to create a better life for herself – one man at a time.

Our screening of Baby Face on Saturday 26th November (15:30) with be preceded by a pre-recorded introductory talk by season co-curator and film historian Pamela Hutchinson. 

Pre-Code Hollywood Classics

Sorry - you missed it!

We showed Baby Face between November 26, 2022 and November 28, 2022.

Join our mailing list and we'll make sure you always know what's on and when.

What else is on?

Today (Monday 6th May)
Find out more

17:45

The Cook, the Thief, His Wife... 18
2h 4m
Food Film Classics
Revenge is the dish of the day in Peter Greenaway's stylish and provocative gastronomical crime-drama satirising the social, moral, and political decay of Britain during the 1980s.

Book here

Find out more

20:30

Monkey Man 18
Deaf/HOH Subtitles
2h 1m
In an underground boxing club, a young fighter unleashes furious rage on the city’s corrupt elite who destroyed his family. A bone-crunching action revenge thriller directed by Dev Patel (The Green Knight).

Book here


Tomorrow (Tuesday 7th May)
Find out more

18:30

The Teachers' Lounge 12A
1h 39m | German w/ English subtitles
When one of her students becomes a suspect in a theft, a teacher resolves to uncover the truth. German director lker Çatak explores the school microcosm as a reflection of our society in this Oscar-nominated drama.

Book here

Find out more

20:45

The Sweet East 18
1h 44m
Jacob Elordi and Ayo Edebiri star in this hazy road-movie about a teenager on a cross-country trip across America where she encounters pseudo-intellectuals, wannabe artists, and a gang of Neo-Nazis.

Book here


See all upcoming films

Plan your visit

Our beautiful art deco inspired auditorium can be found just off East Oxford's Cowley Road. We are open 7 days a week. We open the cinema and box office 30 minutes before the scheduled start time of each film, and the Box Office then closes 10 minutes after the film starts. We don’t show adverts, just a couple of trailers, so don't be late as the film itself starts very close to the advertised time!

Find out more