Born to Be Bad
Women hated her...but men DESIRED her!
1950 | 94m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Nicholas Ray |
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| Writer: | Charles Schnee, Anne Parrish, Edith R. Sommer |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 28, 1950 |
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| Director: | Nicholas Ray |
| Writer: | Charles Schnee, Anne Parrish, Edith R. Sommer |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | film noir, home wrecker |
| Production Companies | RKO Radio Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 15, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Joan Fontaine | Christabel Caine Carey |
| Robert Ryan | Nick Bradley |
| Zachary Scott | Curtis Carey |
| Joan Leslie | Donna Foster |
| Mel Ferrer | Gabriel 'Gobby' Broome |
| Harold Vermilyea | John Caine |
| Virginia Farmer | Aunt Clara Caine |
| Kathleen Howard | Mrs. Bolton |
| Dick Ryan | Arthur, Curtis' Butler |
| Bess Flowers | Mrs. Worthington |
| Joy Hallward | Mrs. Porter |
| Hazel Boyne | Committee Woman |
| Irving Bacon | Jewelry Salesman |
| Frank Arnold | Man at Art Gallery (Uncredited) |
| Edward Biby | Charity Ball Guest (Uncredited) |
| Morgan Brown | Waiter (Uncredited) |
| Ann Burr | Schoolgirl (Uncredited) |
| Steve Carruthers | Charity Ball Guest (Uncredited) |
| James Conaty | Charity Ball Guest (Uncredited) |
| Oliver Cross | Charity Ball Guest (Uncredited) |
| Helen Crozier | Ann (Uncredited) |
| Homer Dickenson | Art Gallery Attendant (Uncredited) |
| Don Dillaway | Photographer (Uncredited) |
| Herbert Evans | Charity Ball Guest (Uncredited) |
| George Ford | Charity Ball Guest (Uncredited) |
| Kenneth Gibson | Charity Ball Guest (Uncredited) |
| Dick Gordon | Nathan (Uncredited) |
| Herschel Graham | Charity Ball Guest (Uncredited) |
| Avery Graves | Curtis' Friend (Uncredited) |
| Jimmie Horan | Workman (Uncredited) |
| Bobby Johnson | Kenneth (Uncredited) |
| Peggy Leon | Caine's Secretary (Uncredited) |
| Sam Lufkin | Taxi Driver (Uncredited) |
| Harold Miller | Charity Ball Guest (Uncredited) |
| John Mitchum | Guest (Uncredited) |
| William J. O'Brien | Bartender at Charity Ball (Uncredited) |
| Monty O'Grady | Charity Ball Guest (Uncredited) |
| Suzanne Ridgway | Charity Ball Guest (Uncredited) |
| Larry Steers | Charity Ball Guest (Uncredited) |
| Evelyn Underwood | Guest (Uncredited) |
| Georgiana Wulff | Schoolgirl (Uncredited) |
| Barry Brooks | Man (Uncredited) |
| Stuart Hall | Mr. Detweiller (Uncredited) |
| Ray Johnson | Guest (Uncredited) |
| Max Linder | Charity Ball Guest (uncredited) |
| Tim Taylor | Messenger Boy (Uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Nicholas Musuraca | Director of Photography |
| Nicholas Ray | Director |
| Charles Schnee | Adaptation |
| Friedrich Hollaender | Original Music Composer |
| Albert S. D'Agostino | Art Direction |
| C. Bakaleinikoff | Music Director |
| Sam De Grasse | Additional Director of Photography |
| Hattie Carnegie | Costume Design |
| Michael Woulfe | Costume Design |
| Anne Parrish | Novel |
| Edith R. Sommer | Screenplay |
| Frederic Knudtson | Editor |
| Jack Okey | Art Direction |
| Harley Miller | Set Decoration |
| Darrell Silvera | Set Decoration |
| Fred Fleck | Assistant Director |
| Phil Brigandi | Sound |
| Clem Portman | Sound |
| Robert Soderberg | Additional Dialogue |
| George Oppenheimer | Additional Dialogue |
| Gordon Bau | Makeup Supervisor |
| Ruby Felker | Hairstylist |
| Bill Phillips | Makeup Artist |
| Earl B. Mounce | Sound |
| Orville Beckett | Gaffer |
| Fred Bentley | Camera Operator |
| Tom Clement | Grip |
| Alexander Kahle | Still Photographer |
| Clifford Stine | Additional Director of Photography |
| Harry J. Wild | Additional Director of Photography |
| Mercy Weireter | Script Supervisor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Sid Rogell | Executive Producer |
| Robert Sparks | Producer |
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