Drama · United States of America · 1950 · 1h 34m

Born to Be Bad

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Director
Nicholas Ray
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
Crew
Nicholas Musuraca — Director of Photography Frederic Knudtson — Editor Friedrich Hollaender — Original Music Composer Edith R. Sommer — Screenplay Anne Parrish — Novel Robert Sparks — Producer
Tagline

Women hated her...but men DESIRED her!

Synopsis

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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Mood & Themes
film noirhome wreckermanipulative womanhomewrecker
Key Collaborators
Nicholas Ray Director Nicholas Musuraca Director of Photography Frederic Knudtson Editor Friedrich Hollaender Original Music Composer Edith R. Sommer Screenplay Anne Parrish Novel Robert Sparks Producer Michael Woulfe Costume Design Hattie Carnegie Costume Design
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