Marked Woman

The real-life saga of prostitutes whose testimony put Lucky Luciano behind bars inspired Marked Woman. Bette Davis, sinking her claws into the role that marked her return to Hollywood after her legal fight for better projects, plays courageous Mary. In a rare '30s good-guy turn, Humphrey Bogart costars as a crusading prosecutor. And versatile Lloyd Bacon directs this most unusual of Depression-era gangster films centered not on the crime lord or the D.A., but on women victimized by the mob.