Born to Be Bad
1950 · Movie · 94 min · ★ 6.0
Christabel Caine has the face of angel and the heart of a swamp rat. She'll step on anyone to get what she wants, including her own family. A master of manipulation, she covertly breaks off the engagement of her trusting cousin, Donna, to her fabulously wealthy beau, Curtis Carey. Once married to Curtis herself, Christabel continues her affair with novelist Nick Bradley, who knows she's evil, but loves her anyway.
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Details
- Years
- 1950
- Release date
- 1950-09-21
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 94 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.0/10 (42 votes)
Themes
- film noir
- home wrecker
- manipulative woman
- homewrecker
Cast & crew
Joan Fontaine
as Christabel
Robert Ryan
as Nick
Zachary Scott
as Curtis
Joan Leslie
as Donna
Mel Ferrer
as Gobby
Harold Vermilyea
as John Caine
Virginia Farmer
as Aunt Clara
Kathleen Howard
as Mrs. Bolton
- DR
Dick Ryan
as Arthur
Bess Flowers
as Mrs. Worthington
Directed by Nicholas Ray