Born to Kill
1947 · Movie · NR · 92 min · ★ 6.7 · 78% critics
A calculating divorcée throws her future at risk when she becomes entangled with a hotheaded murderer. After their violent start, he pushes deeper into her life while investigations and uneasy alliances close in.
Also known as Lady of Deceit
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Details
- Years
- 1947
- Release date
- 1947-04-30
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Critic score
- 78/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (94 votes)
About
If you like bleak classic noir like Blast of Silence or The House on Telegraph Hill, you may enjoy Born to Kill’s grim, melodramatic pull and unsettling pair dynamics; Not for you if you want believable characters and cleanly cohesive plotting.
Pros: hardboiled noir tension; standout lead performances; grimly entertaining melodrama | Cons: highly melodramatic plot; characters feel one-note; motivations sometimes vague
Themes
- based on novel or book
- san francisco, california
- detective
- film noir
- murder
- foster sister
Cast & crew
Claire Trevor
as Helen Brent
Lawrence Tierney
as Sam Wild
Walter Slezak
as Matthew Arnett
Phillip Terry
as Fred Grover
Audrey Long
as Georgia Staples
Elisha Cook Jr.
as Marty
Isabel Jewell
as Laury Palmer
Esther Howard
as Mrs. Kraft
Kathryn Card
as Grace
Tony Barrett
as Danny
Directed by Robert Wise