Underplayed Gems

Born to Be Bad (1950)

Born to Be Bad poster
Directed by
Nicholas Ray
Genre
drama film, film noir
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 34m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 42 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A beautiful social climber uses her charm to manipulate a wealthy man and his writer friend. She plays them against each other to get what she wants.

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What happens

Born to Be Bad is a 1950 American film noir melodrama directed by Nicholas Ray and starring Joan Fontaine, Robert Ryan and Zachary Scott. It is based on the bestselling 1928 novel All Kneeling by Anne Parrish. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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