Underplayed Gems

Born to Be Bad (1934)

Born to Be Bad poster
Directed by
Lowell Sherman
Genre
drama film, romance film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 02m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 22 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A young unwed mother works for a friend and uses her charm to help secure business contracts. She becomes involved with a wealthy man who offers her a way out of her difficult life.

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What happens

Born to Be Bad is a 1934 American pre-Code drama film starring Loretta Young and Cary Grant, and directed by Lowell Sherman. This film was rejected by the Hays Office twice before it was finally approved. Young's character, an unwed mother who entertains wholesale buyers to secure contracts for her friend, had to be re-written and re-filmed, so that her occupation is only hinted at. Zanuck had to cut as much as possible shots of Young in her underwear and of her legs exposed to the hips. The box-office return was poor, with a loss of $50,000. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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