Born to Be Bad
Born to Be Bad
Born to Be Bad
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1950
1h 34m
5.8(40 votes)
Drama

Overview

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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RKO Radio Pictures

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Cast & Crew

56 members
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Joan Fontaine

Christabel Caine Carey

Joan Fontaine
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Robert Ryan

Nick Bradley

Robert Ryan
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Zachary Scott

Curtis Carey

Zachary Scott
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Joan Leslie

Donna Foster

Joan Leslie
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Mel Ferrer

Gabriel 'Gobby' Broome

Mel Ferrer
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Harold Vermilyea

John Caine

Harold Vermilyea
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Virginia Farmer

Aunt Clara Caine

Virginia Farmer
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Kathleen Howard

Mrs. Bolton

Kathleen Howard
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Dick Ryan

Arthur, Curtis' Butler

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Bess Flowers

Mrs. Worthington

Bess Flowers
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Joy Hallward

Mrs. Porter

Joy Hallward
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Hazel Boyne

Committee Woman

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Irving Bacon

Jewelry Salesman

Irving Bacon
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Gordon Oliver

The Lawyer

Gordon Oliver
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Frank Arnold

Man at Art Gallery (Uncredited)

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Edward Biby

Charity Ball Guest (Uncredited)

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Lulu Mae Bohrman

Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)

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Paul Bradley

Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)

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Barry Brooks

Man (Uncredited)

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Morgan Brown

Waiter (Uncredited)

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Ann Burr

Schoolgirl (Uncredited)

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Steve Carruthers

Charity Ball Guest (Uncredited)

Steve Carruthers
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Beulah Christian

Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)

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James Conaty

Charity Ball Guest (Uncredited)

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Oliver Cross

Charity Ball Guest (Uncredited)

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Helen Crozier

Ann (Uncredited)

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Homer Dickenson

Art Gallery Attendant (Uncredited)

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Don Dillaway

Photographer (Uncredited)

Don Dillaway
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Herbert Evans

Charity Ball Guest (Uncredited)

Herbert Evans
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George Ford

Charity Ball Guest (Uncredited)

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Kenneth Gibson

Charity Ball Guest (Uncredited)

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Dick Gordon

Nathan (Uncredited)

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Herschel Graham

Charity Ball Guest (Uncredited)

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Avery Graves

Curtis' Friend (Uncredited)

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Marion Gray

Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)

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Robert Haines

Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)

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Stuart Hall

Mr. Detweiller (Uncredited)

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Sam Harris

Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)

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Jimmie Horan

Workman (Uncredited)

Jimmie Horan
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Bobby Johnson

Kenneth (Uncredited)

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Ray Johnson

Guest (Uncredited)

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Peggy Leon

Caine's Secretary (Uncredited)

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Max Linder

Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)

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Leota Lorraine

Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)

Leota Lorraine
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Sam Lufkin

Taxi Driver (Uncredited)

Sam Lufkin
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Harold Miller

Charity Ball Guest (Uncredited)

Harold Miller
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John Mitchum

Guest (Uncredited)

John Mitchum
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Barry Norton

Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)

Barry Norton
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William J. O'Brien

Bartender at Charity Ball (Uncredited)

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Monty O'Grady

Charity Ball Guest (Uncredited)

Monty O'Grady
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Suzanne Ridgway

Charity Ball Guest (Uncredited)

Suzanne Ridgway
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Larry Steers

Charity Ball Guest (Uncredited)

Larry Steers
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Tim Taylor

Messenger Boy (Uncredited)

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Evelyn Underwood

Guest (Uncredited)

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Ellinor Vanderveer

Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)

Ellinor Vanderveer
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Georgiana Wulff

Schoolgirl (Uncredited)

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