Born to Be Bad (1950)
Original title: Born to Be Bad
“Women hated her...but men DESIRED her!”
1950 · 1 h 34 min
Nicholas RayCast
Mel Ferrer 
Joan Fontaine 
Robert Ryan 
Zachary Scott 
Joan Leslie 
Harold Vermilyea
Credits
Written by: Edith Sommer
Plot
Christabel Caine has the face of an angel and the heart of a swamp rat, and will step on anyone to get what she wants.
Sinekatalog’s take
Nicholas Ray's melodrama, with Joan Fontaine and Robert Ryan, is glossy and bitchy.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.6 / 10 (3,320 votes)
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