"By the Way, Meet Vera Stark" is Only a Partially Satisfying Encounter with the Past by Jan@broadwayandme

My husband K and I recently saw a movie called "Baby Face." The New York Times had said it was a great example of how progressive some movies had been before the Hayes Code clamped down in 1934 (click here toread more about the film). The movie starred Barbara Stanwyck but we thought the standout performance came from a black actress named Theresa Harris who played her maid.  But this maid wasn't the traditional…

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