Born to Be Bad · LeviOsa

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Born to Be Bad · LeviOsa

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Women hated her...but men DESIRED her!

Drama1h 34m

🍅24%

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24%

Tomatometer

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24%

Popcornmeter

6.0

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Storyline

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.

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Details

DirectorNicholas Ray

ReleasedSep 21, 1950

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guideNot rated

Studio

RKO Radio Pictures

Cast

Joan Fontaine

Joan Fontaine

Christabel

Robert Ryan

Robert Ryan

Nick

Zachary Scott

Zachary Scott

Curtis

Joan Leslie

Joan Leslie

Donna

Mel Ferrer

Mel Ferrer

Gobby

Harold Vermilyea

Harold Vermilyea

John Caine

Virginia Farmer

Virginia Farmer

Aunt Clara

Kathleen Howard

Kathleen Howard

Mrs. Bolton

Dick Ryan

Arthur

Bess Flowers

Bess Flowers

Mrs. Worthington

Joy Hallward

Joy Hallward

Mrs. Porter

Hazel Boyne

Committee Woman

Where to watch(NG)

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Reviews

3 reviews · 2 critics

0 fresh · 2 rotten

D

David Parkinson

RTRadio TimesJun 18, 2026

The potboiler storyline has dated badly and Lowell Sherman's direction is mawkish and manipulative, yet this remains a fascinating example of 1930s Hollywood's attempts to shape national morality.

E

Emanuel Levy

RTEmanuelLevy.ComFeb 11, 2006

Even by standards of Depression melodramas, this banal woman's picture, about a single mom forced to give up her son to guardian parents, further suffers from a weak perfromance by Cary Grant and unconvincing one from Loretta Young.

R

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Information

Title

Born to Be Bad

Released

Sep 21, 1950

Rated

Not rated

Region of Origin

United States of America

Original Audio

English

Runtime

1h 34m

Status

Released

Studio

RKO Radio Pictures

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