Born to Be Bad (1950)

Women hated her...but men DESIRED her!

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.

Cast (55)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

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

D

Dick Ryan

Arthur

Bess Flowers

Mrs. Worthington

Joy Hallward

Mrs. Porter

H

Hazel Boyne

Committee Woman

Irving Bacon

Jewelry Salesman

Gordon Oliver

Lawyer (uncredited)

F

Frank Arnold

Man at Art Gallery (uncredited)

E

Edward Biby

Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)

L

Lulu Mae Bohrman

Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)

P

Paul Bradley

Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)

B

Barry Brooks

Man (uncredited)

M

Morgan Brown

Waiter (uncredited)

A

Ann Burr

Schoolgirl (uncredited)

Steve Carruthers

Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)

B

Beulah Christian

Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)

J

James Conaty

Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)

O

Oliver Cross

Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)

H

Helen Crozier

Ann (uncredited)

H

Homer Dickenson

Art Gallery Attendant (uncredited)

Don Dillaway

Photographer (uncredited)

Herbert Evans

Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)

G

George Ford

Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)

K

Kenneth Gibson

Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)

D

Dick Gordon

Nathan (uncredited)

H

Herschel Graham

Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)

A

Avery Graves

Curtis' Friend (uncredited)

M

Marion Gray

Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)

R

Robert Haines

Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)

S

Stuart Hall

Mr. Detweiller (uncredited)

S

Sam Harris

Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)

Jimmie Horan

Workman (uncredited)

B

Bobby Johnson

Kenneth (uncredited)

R

Ray Johnson

Guest (uncredited)

P

Peggy Leon

Caine's Secretary (uncredited)

M

Max Linder

Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)

Leota Lorraine

Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)

Sam Lufkin

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Harold Miller

Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)

John Mitchum

Guest (uncredited)

Barry Norton

Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)

W

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)

E

Evelyn Underwood

Guest (uncredited)

Ellinor Vanderveer

Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)

G

Georgiana Wulff

Schoolgirl (uncredited)

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