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Acting
Stanwyck's dead-eyed determination still shocks 90 years later.
Writing
Nietzsche-quoting pimp father gives the most unhinged advice.
Production
Giant skyscraper tracking shot = visual metaphor on steroids.

Director
Alfred E. Green
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