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Born to Be Bad
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6.0Christabel 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.
Released: 1950-09-2194 minDir: Nicholas RayDrama
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Cast
- 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
Themes
- film noir
- home wrecker
- manipulative woman
- homewrecker
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Nicholas Ray
- Screenwriter
- Charles Schnee
- Cast member
- Don Dillaway
- Composer
- Friedrich Hollaender
- Production company
- RKO Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Nicholas Musuraca
- Narrative location
- San Francisco
- Filming location
- San Francisco
- Duration
- 94
- FilmAffinity ID
- 419107
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Joan Fontaine in Born To Be Bad trailer 2.JPG
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- publication date
- 1950-01-01
- title
- Born to Be Bad
- Commons category
- Born to Be Bad (1950 film)
- color
- black-and-white
- distributed by
- RKO Pictures
- film editor
- Frederic Knudtson
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