Born to Be Bad (1950)
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- 1h 34min
- Crime, Drama
- 31 Aug 1950 (USA)
- Movie
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Cast verified as complete
Joan Fontaine | ... |
Christabel
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Robert Ryan | ... |
Nick
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Zachary Scott | ... |
Curtis
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Joan Leslie | ... |
Donna
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Mel Ferrer | ... |
Gobby
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Harold Vermilyea | ... |
John Caine
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Virginia Farmer | ... |
Aunt Clara
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Kathleen Howard | ... |
Mrs. Bolton
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Dick Ryan | ... |
Arthur
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Bess Flowers | ... |
Mrs. Worthington
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Joy Hallward | ... |
Mrs. Porter
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Hazel Boyne | ... |
Committee Woman
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Irving Bacon | ... |
Jewelry Salesman
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Gordon Oliver | ... |
The Lawyer
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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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Anne Burr | ... |
Schoolgirl (uncredited)
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Steve Carruthers | ... |
Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)
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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)
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Herbert Evans | ... |
Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)
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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's 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)
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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)
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Sam Lufkin | ... |
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
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Harold Miller | ... |
Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)
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John Mitchum | ... |
Guest (uncredited)
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Barry Norton | ... |
Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)
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William J. O'Brien | ... |
Bartender at Charity Ball (uncredited)
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Monty O'Grady | ... |
Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)
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Suzanne Ridgway | ... |
Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)
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Larry Steers | ... |
Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)
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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)
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Georgiana Wulff | ... |
Schoolgirl (uncredited)
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Directed by
Nicholas Ray |
Written by
Edith Sommer | ... | (screen play) |
Charles Schnee | ... | (adaptation) |
Robert Soderberg | ... | (additional dialogue) and |
George Oppenheimer | ... | (additional dialogue) |
Anne Parrish | ... | (novel "All Kneeling") |
Produced by
Sid Rogell | ... | executive producer |
Robert Sparks | ... | producer |
Music by
Friedrich Hollaender | ... | (as Frederick Hollander) |
Cinematography by
Nicholas Musuraca | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Frederic Knudtson |
Art Direction by
Albert S. D'Agostino | ||
Jack Okey |
Set Decoration by
Harley Miller | ... | (set decorations) |
Darrell Silvera | ... | (set decorations) |
Makeup Department
Gordon Bau | ... | makeup supervisor |
Mel Berns | ... | makeup department head |
Ruby Felker | ... | hair stylist (uncredited) |
Bill Phillips | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Fred Fleck | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Phil Brigandi | ... | sound |
Clem Portman | ... | sound |
Earl B. Mounce | ... | sound: additional scene (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Orville Beckett | ... | gaffer (uncredited) |
Fred Bentley | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
Tom Clement | ... | grip (uncredited) |
Sam De Grasse | ... | cinematographer: additional scenes (uncredited) |
Alexander Kahle | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Clifford Stine | ... | cinematographer: additional scenes (uncredited) |
Harry J. Wild | ... | cinematographer: additional scenes (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Hattie Carnegie | ... | gowns: Joan Fontaine's |
Michael Woulfe | ... | gowns: Joan Leslie's |
Joan Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
C. Bakaleinikoff | ... | musical director |
Script and Continuity Department
Mercy Weireter | ... | script supervisor (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Rod Amateau | ... | dialogue director (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- RKO Radio Pictures (presents)
Distributors
- RKO Radio Pictures (1950) (United States) (theatrical) (as An R K O Radio Picture)
- RKO Radio Pictures (1951) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Pictures (1951) (Norway) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Films (1951) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Pictures (1951) (France) (theatrical)
- C&C Television Corporation (1955) (United States) (tv)
- Archeo Pictures (1985) (France) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Studio Action (1985) (France) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Éditions Montparnasse (2008) (France) (DVD)
- Odeon Entertainment (2012) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- RKO Radio Pictures (1951) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- The Criterion Channel (2024) (United States) (tv) (streaming)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (acknowledgement)
- RCA (sound system)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Donna Foster, loyal assistant to publisher John Caine, has agreed that John's niece Christabel Caine can stay in her apartment while she attends business school in San Francisco. Donna will soon be leaving anyway; she and her wealthy philanthropist boyfriend Curtis Carey will imminently be married, thus grooming Christabel, who ultimately will be working at the publishing house, to assume Donna's position both at the apartment and at the office. In living with Donna, innocent Christabel befriends not only Donna and Curtis, but Donna's rather bohemian friends, specifically struggling artist Gabriel Broome--Gobby to his friends--always with a quip at the ready; and aspiring writer Nick Bradley, who lives next door; John is contemplating publishing his book. There is an immediate sexual attraction between Christabel and Nick. However, underneath Christabel's innocent façade lies a conniver who has a larger goal of wealth, and she sets her sights on Curtis, whom she doesn't much like beyond his money. To achieve her goal of marrying Curtis, Christabel must sow seeds of doubt in Donna's and Curtis' minds about their otherwise loving, loyal relationship. The other issue for Christabel is Nick in her want of eating her cake and having it. Written by Huggo |
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Taglines | A WOMAN OF BEAUTY...who wielded ruthless power over men! See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | RKO had originally scheduled this film to be made twice previously: A 1946 version with Joan Fontaine, Henry Fonda, John Sutton and Marsha Hunt was canceled. In 1948, RKO put the film on its schedule under the title of "Bed of Roses," with Barbara Bel Geddes in the role of Christabel. However, Howard Hughes decided he did not care for Bel Geddes and postponed it. See more » |
Goofs | When at the end of the film Gobby displays the finished painting of Christable; the face and expression is different than that of the painting shown in his studio when Christable was sitting for him. See more » |
Movie Connections | Edited into The Green Fog (2017). See more » |
Quotes |
Nick:
[to Christabel]
I love you so much I wish I liked you. See more » |