Marked Woman

Marked Woman is a dramatic crime film released by Warner Bros. in 1937. It was directed by Lloyd Bacon, and stars Bette Davis and Humphrey Bogart, with featured performances by Lola Lane, Isabel Jewell, Rosalind Marquis, Mayo Methot, Jane Bryan, Eduardo Ciannelli and Allen Jenkins. Set in the underworld of Manhattan, Marked Woman tells the story of a woman who dares to stand up to one of the citys most powerful gangsters.

Despite the disclaimer at the beginning of the film that asserts that the story is fictitious, Marked Woman is loosely based on the reallife crimefighting exploits of Thomas E. Dewey, a District Attorney for Manhattan who became a national celebrity in the 1930s, and twotime Republican Party presidential nominee in the 1940s, due to his fight against organized crime in New York City. Dewey indicted and convicted several prominent gangsters his greatest achievement was the conviction of Lucky Luciano, the organized crime boss of the entire city. Dewey used the testimony of numerous call girls and madames to convict Luciano of being a pimp who ran one of the largest prostitution rings in American history. Deweys dramatic achievements led Hollywood film studios to make several films about his exploits Marked Woman was one of the most prominent. Humphrey Bogarts character, David Graham, is based on Dewey.Warners purchased the rights to a Liberty series on Luciano, but was forced to make alterations in the story, such as changing the womens profession from prostitutes to nightclub hostesses, because of censorship concerns. ........

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