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An unreleased film about a white girl adopted by a black family in 1950s Nevada. Based on the early life of Fauna Hodel whose grandfather is prime suspect in the Black Dahlia murder case.
Jan 25, 2019 · As she began to explore the mystery surrounding her birth, she learned that her grandfather, Dr. George Hodel, was a suspect in the Black Dahlia murder case. The Fauna documentary features several clips from an unreleased 1991 movie about her youth titled Pretty Hattie's Baby, which starred Alfre Woodard.
New Orleans, 1917. In the Red Light District of Storyville, twelve-year-old Violet (Brooke Shields) is the Daughter of a Whore. Said whore is her mother Hattie ( Susan Sarandon) and they live in a luxurious brothel run by Madam Nell (Frances Faye). One day, photographer E. J. Bellocq ( Keith Carradine) shows up at the brothel.
Show all movies in the JustWatch Streaming Charts. Streaming charts last updated: 9:07:22 a.m., 2024-06-28 . Pretty Baby is 2109 on the JustWatch Daily Streaming Charts today. The movie has moved up the charts by 964 places since yesterday. In Canada, it is currently more popular than Father Figures but less popular than Blackfish.
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Apr 5, 1978 · Hattie, a New Orleans prostitute, meets a photographer named Bellocq at her brothel one night and, after he photographs her, he befriends her 12-year-old daughter, Violet. When Violet is brought on as a working girl by her mother's madam and Hattie skips town to get married, Violet quickly loses her innocence and focuses on reuniting with Bellocq.
The movie opens with eleven-year-old Violet (played by a 12-year-old Brooke Shields) watching the birth of her baby brother. This echoes her own beginnings as the daughter of prostitute Hattie ( Susan Sarandon) and an unknown client. Violet is one of several children living at Madam Nell's ( Frances Faye) swanky New Orleans brothel in 1917.
Pretty Baby is a 1978 American drama film directed by Louis Malle, starring Brooke Shields, Keith Carradine and Susan Sarandon. The screenplay was based on Al Rose's book "Storyville, New Orleans: Being an Authentic, Illustrated Account of the Notorious Red Light District." The film attracted controversy due to its theme of child prostitution and a nude scene featuring Brooke Shields (who was ...
