

Born to Be Bad
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

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
Dick Ryan
Arthur

Bess Flowers
Mrs. Worthington

Joy Hallward
Mrs. Porter
Hazel Boyne
Committee Woman

Irving Bacon
Jewelry Salesman

Gordon Oliver
Lawyer (uncredited)
Frank Arnold
Man at Art Gallery (uncredited)
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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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