Born to Be Bad
“Women hated her...but men DESIRED her!”
1950•1h 34m•6.1•Released
Drama
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.
Director
Nicholas Ray
Writer
Edith R. Sommer
Languages
English
Studio
RKO Radio Pictures
Cast
Joan Fontaine
Christabel
Robert Ryan
Nick
Zachary Scott
Curtis
Joan Leslie
Donna
Mel Ferrer
Gobby
Harold Vermilyea
John Caine
Virginia Farmer
Aunt Clara
Kathleen Howard
Mrs. Bolton
Dick Ryan
Arthur
Bess Flowers
Mrs. Worthington
Joy Hallward
Mrs. Porter
Hazel Boyne
Committee Woman
Irving Bacon
Jewelry Salesman
Gordon Oliver
Lawyer (uncredited)
Frank Arnold
Man at Art Gallery (uncredited)
Production
Company
RKO Radio Pictures
Producer
Robert Sparks
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