Born to Be Bad

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.

5.915

94 min

Cast

Joan Fontaine

as Christabel

Robert Ryan

as Nick

Zachary Scott

as Curtis

Joan Leslie

as Donna

Mel Ferrer

as Gobby

Harold Vermilyea

as John Caine

Virginia Farmer

as Aunt Clara

Kathleen Howard

as Mrs. Bolton

Dick Ryan

as Arthur

Bess Flowers

as Mrs. Worthington

Joy Hallward

as Mrs. Porter

Hazel Boyne

as Committee Woman

Irving Bacon

as Jewelry Salesman

Gordon Oliver

as Lawyer (uncredited)

Frank Arnold

as Man at Art Gallery (uncredited)

Edward Biby

as Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)

Lulu Mae Bohrman

as Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)

Paul Bradley

as Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)

Barry Brooks

as Man (uncredited)

Morgan Brown

as Waiter (uncredited)

Ann Burr

as Schoolgirl (uncredited)

Steve Carruthers

as Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)

Beulah Christian

as Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)

James Conaty

as Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)

Oliver Cross

as Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)

Helen Crozier

as Ann (uncredited)

Homer Dickenson

as Art Gallery Attendant (uncredited)

Don Dillaway

as Photographer (uncredited)

Herbert Evans

as Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)

George Ford

as Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)

Kenneth Gibson

as Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)

Dick Gordon

as Nathan (uncredited)

Herschel Graham

as Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)

Avery Graves

as Curtis' Friend (uncredited)

Marion Gray

as Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)

Robert Haines

as Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)

Stuart Hall

as Mr. Detweiller (uncredited)

Sam Harris

as Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)

Jimmie Horan

as Workman (uncredited)

Bobby Johnson

as Kenneth (uncredited)

Ray Johnson

as Guest (uncredited)

Peggy Leon

as Caine's Secretary (uncredited)

Max Linder

as Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)

Leota Lorraine

as Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)

Sam Lufkin

as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Harold Miller

as Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)

John Mitchum

as Guest (uncredited)

Barry Norton

as Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)

William J. O'Brien

as Bartender at Charity Ball (uncredited)

Monty O'Grady

as Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)

Suzanne Ridgway

as Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)

Larry Steers

as Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)

Evelyn Underwood

as Guest (uncredited)

Ellinor Vanderveer

as Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)

Georgiana Wulff

as Schoolgirl (uncredited)

Director

Nicholas Ray