

MovieDrama
Born to Be Bad
Women hated her...but men DESIRED her!
6.0(42)19501h 34m
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
- Created by
- Sid Rogell
- Writers
- Edith R. Sommer
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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)
Edward Biby
Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)
Lulu Mae Bohrman
Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)
Paul Bradley
Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)
Barry Brooks
Man (uncredited)
Morgan Brown
Waiter (uncredited)
Ann Burr
Schoolgirl (uncredited)

Steve Carruthers
Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)
Beulah Christian
Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)
James Conaty
Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)
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Crew
Directing
- Nicholas RayDirector
Writing
- Anne ParrishNovel
- Charles SchneeAdaptation
- Edith R. SommerScreenplay
Production
- Robert SparksProducer
- Sid RogellExecutive Producer
Camera
- Nicholas MusuracaDirector of Photography
Editing
- Frederic KnudtsonEditor
Sound
- Friedrich HollaenderOriginal Music Composer
- Clem PortmanSound
- Phil BrigandiSound
- C. BakaleinikoffMusic Director
Art
- Harley MillerSet Decoration
- Darrell SilveraSet Decoration
- Albert S. D'AgostinoArt Direction
- Jack OkeyArt Direction
Costume & Make-Up
- Gordon BauMakeup Supervisor
- Michael WoulfeCostume Design
- Hattie CarnegieCostume Design
Crew
- Robert SoderbergAdditional Dialogue
- George OppenheimerAdditional Dialogue