Crime ·Drama ·Thriller · United States of America · 1947 · 1h 32m

Born to Kill

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Director

Cast

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

Crew

Robert De Grasse — Director of Photography Les Millbrook — Editor Paul Sawtell — Original Music Composer Eve Greene — Screenplay Richard Macaulay — Screenplay James Gunn — Novel

Tagline

THE COLDEST KILLER A WOMAN EVER LOVED

Synopsis

A calculating divorcée risks her chances at wealth and security with a man she doesn't love by getting involved with a hotheaded murderer.

Mood & Themes

based on novel or book san francisco, california detective film noir murder foster sister

Key Collaborators

Robert Wise Director Robert De Grasse Director of Photography Les Millbrook Editor Paul Sawtell Original Music Composer Eve Greene Screenplay Richard Macaulay Screenplay James Gunn Novel Sid Rogell Producer Herman Schlom Producer

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