Born to Be Bad

Nicholas Ray
1950-09-28

Women hated her...but men DESIRED her!
5.8
94 min

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

Name Character Team
Joan Fontaine Christabel Caine Carey Unowned
Robert Ryan Nick Bradley Unowned
Zachary Scott Curtis Carey Unowned
Joan Leslie Donna Foster Unowned
Mel Ferrer Gabriel 'Gobby' Broome Unowned
Harold Vermilyea John Caine Unowned
Virginia Farmer Aunt Clara Caine Unowned
Kathleen Howard Mrs. Bolton Unowned
Dick Ryan Arthur, Curtis' Butler Unowned
Bess Flowers Mrs. Worthington Unowned
Joy Hallward Mrs. Porter Unowned
Hazel Boyne Committee Woman Unowned
Irving Bacon Jewelry Salesman Unowned
Gordon Oliver The Lawyer Unowned
Frank Arnold Man at Art Gallery (Uncredited) Unowned
Edward Biby Charity Ball Guest (Uncredited) Unowned
Lulu Mae Bohrman Charity Ball Guest (uncredited) Unowned
Paul Bradley Charity Ball Guest (uncredited) Unowned
Barry Brooks Man (Uncredited) Unowned
Morgan Brown Waiter (Uncredited) Unowned
Ann Burr Schoolgirl (Uncredited) Unowned
Steve Carruthers Charity Ball Guest (Uncredited) Unowned
Beulah Christian Charity Ball Guest (uncredited) Unowned
James Conaty Charity Ball Guest (Uncredited) Unowned
Oliver Cross Charity Ball Guest (Uncredited) Unowned
Helen Crozier Ann (Uncredited) Unowned
Homer Dickenson Art Gallery Attendant (Uncredited) Unowned
Don Dillaway Photographer (Uncredited) Unowned
Herbert Evans Charity Ball Guest (Uncredited) Unowned
George Ford Charity Ball Guest (Uncredited) Unowned
Kenneth Gibson Charity Ball Guest (Uncredited) Unowned
Dick Gordon Nathan (Uncredited) Unowned
Herschel Graham Charity Ball Guest (Uncredited) Unowned
Avery Graves Curtis' Friend (Uncredited) Unowned
Marion Gray Charity Ball Guest (uncredited) Unowned
Robert Haines Charity Ball Guest (uncredited) Unowned
Stuart Hall Mr. Detweiller (Uncredited) Unowned
Sam Harris Charity Ball Guest (uncredited) Unowned
Jimmie Horan Workman (Uncredited) Unowned
Bobby Johnson Kenneth (Uncredited) Unowned
Ray Johnson Guest (Uncredited) Unowned
Peggy Leon Caine's Secretary (Uncredited) Unowned
Max Linder Charity Ball Guest (uncredited) Unowned
Leota Lorraine Charity Ball Guest (uncredited) Unowned
Sam Lufkin Taxi Driver (Uncredited) Unowned
Harold Miller Charity Ball Guest (Uncredited) Unowned
John Mitchum Guest (Uncredited) Unowned
Barry Norton Charity Ball Guest (uncredited) Unowned
William J. O'Brien Bartender at Charity Ball (Uncredited) Unowned
Monty O'Grady Charity Ball Guest (Uncredited) Unowned
Suzanne Ridgway Charity Ball Guest (Uncredited) Unowned
Larry Steers Charity Ball Guest (Uncredited) Unowned
Tim Taylor Messenger Boy (Uncredited) Unowned
Evelyn Underwood Guest (Uncredited) Unowned
Ellinor Vanderveer Charity Ball Guest (uncredited) Unowned
Georgiana Wulff Schoolgirl (Uncredited) Unowned