![Born to Be Bad](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original//yKyUdERqRBXOPRhLl3LamPfUWXk.jpg)
![Born to Be Bad](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//nbcIqkiaPl2aAgebMqk4xjKTKJg.jpg)
Born to Be Bad
1 hour 34 minutes1950-09-28
5.9
Watch Trailer
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](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//teGWF7sTqXTZP9ej3BsqUfPQ2zQ.jpg)
Joan Fontaine
Christabel Caine Carey
![Robert Ryan](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//hpWgaPTbBLGCdYXHcEVLIWaA3m0.jpg)
Robert Ryan
Nick Bradley
![Zachary Scott](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//xpaQEamAxrDU0yrbol8MERwcIJt.jpg)
Zachary Scott
Curtis Carey
![Joan Leslie](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//vft5HULa1wnW1dQEWd197XBchs0.jpg)
Joan Leslie
Donna Foster
![Mel Ferrer](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//hZ26k2hpOlqmWs4c9lkqGFfGW27.jpg)
Mel Ferrer
Gabriel 'Gobby' Broome
![Harold Vermilyea](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//6ruYGK31R5ZwDtkQLAZPa2IJdNw.jpg)
Harold Vermilyea
John Caine
![Virginia Farmer](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//h4SPVdhYrPL21nNJXkm27vU5o5U.jpg)
Virginia Farmer
Aunt Clara Caine
![Kathleen Howard](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//goamPofe7uwkyWN492AAxw9Sesb.jpg)
Kathleen Howard
Mrs. Bolton
![Dick Ryan](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Dick Ryan
Arthur, Curtis' Butler
![Bess Flowers](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//bTeLHYMnODJNJnlbkH0QXI87cDF.jpg)
Bess Flowers
Mrs. Worthington
![Joy Hallward](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Joy Hallward
Mrs. Porter
![Hazel Boyne](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Hazel Boyne
Committee Woman
![Irving Bacon](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//oFczw1DlGJ2p1wr4osdC2flX9qN.jpg)
Irving Bacon
Jewelry Salesman
![Frank Arnold](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Frank Arnold
Man at Art Gallery (Uncredited)
![Edward Biby](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//pWSH1HclcGZ5ExUe5hynS48lJQ3.jpg)
Edward Biby
Charity Ball Guest (Uncredited)
![Morgan Brown](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//5SJpXber1iBhA9gGx7VmKiMeWpC.jpg)
Morgan Brown
Waiter (Uncredited)
![Ann Burr](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Ann Burr
Schoolgirl (Uncredited)
![Steve Carruthers](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//lafDxGcaP7zzYGi5s1BlVjnMNjy.jpg)
Steve Carruthers
Charity Ball Guest (Uncredited)
![James Conaty](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
James Conaty
Charity Ball Guest (Uncredited)
![Oliver Cross](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Oliver Cross
Charity Ball Guest (Uncredited)
![Helen Crozier](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Helen Crozier
Ann (Uncredited)
![Homer Dickenson](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Homer Dickenson
Art Gallery Attendant (Uncredited)
![Don Dillaway](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//tMvl1q2ArKRwjZK5pkxw0JODlOR.jpg)
Don Dillaway
Photographer (Uncredited)
![Herbert Evans](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//tL2j1O5smA8WOdHgvrG2b1ifhdb.jpg)
Herbert Evans
Charity Ball Guest (Uncredited)
![George Ford](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
George Ford
Charity Ball Guest (Uncredited)
![Kenneth Gibson](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Kenneth Gibson
Charity Ball Guest (Uncredited)
![Dick Gordon](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//AemXOHtKW9SmdHHxYyJiaFditkb.jpg)
Dick Gordon
Nathan (Uncredited)
![Herschel Graham](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//zdOUMFvOUqsUN0zmfKzP9CZo8DQ.jpg)
Herschel Graham
Charity Ball Guest (Uncredited)
![Avery Graves](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Avery Graves
Curtis' Friend (Uncredited)
![Jimmie Horan](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Jimmie Horan
Workman (Uncredited)
![Bobby Johnson](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Bobby Johnson
Kenneth (Uncredited)
![Peggy Leon](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Peggy Leon
Caine's Secretary (Uncredited)
![Sam Lufkin](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Sam Lufkin
Taxi Driver (Uncredited)
![Harold Miller](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//baYrpaujUdnO5aoQFHJrkLru7l0.jpg)
Harold Miller
Charity Ball Guest (Uncredited)
![John Mitchum](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//n8RJhfahhC3lIbaGsVWS0HyTFCT.jpg)
John Mitchum
Guest (Uncredited)
![William J. O'Brien](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
William J. O'Brien
Bartender at Charity Ball (Uncredited)
![Monty O'Grady](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//1yz4sQu0J0EAYvUWvjGgT0udItr.jpg)
Monty O'Grady
Charity Ball Guest (Uncredited)
![Suzanne Ridgway](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//fCzOpu1U7YmVWKjSXlPXUYY92k4.jpg)
Suzanne Ridgway
Charity Ball Guest (Uncredited)
![Larry Steers](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//8QBHXihnGldVMNIxnbW2ljTk7Y1.jpg)
Larry Steers
Charity Ball Guest (Uncredited)
![Evelyn Underwood](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Evelyn Underwood
Guest (Uncredited)
![Georgiana Wulff](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Georgiana Wulff
Schoolgirl (Uncredited)
![Barry Brooks](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Barry Brooks
Man (Uncredited)
![Stuart Hall](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Stuart Hall
Mr. Detweiller (Uncredited)
![Ray Johnson](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Ray Johnson
Guest (Uncredited)
![Max Linder](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Max Linder
Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)
![Tim Taylor](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)