Born To Be Bad

Christabel (Joan Fontaine), growing ever more sneaky and selfish, arrives in a rush to help wealthy Curtis (Zachary Scott) select an engagement gift for her hostess and supposed friend, in Nicholas Ray's Born To Be Bad, 1950.

Director Nicholas Ray's opening, establishing San Francisco and bride-to-be Donna (Joan Leslie), her boss's sister Clara (Virginia Farmer), artist pal Gobby (Mel Ferrer), and her boss's niece Christabel (Joan Fontaine), arriving early, in Born To Be Bad, 1950.

Crafty new gal in town Christabel (Joan Fontaine) is enjoying the attention of San Francisco painter Gobby (Mel Ferrer) but gets caught pretending to be offended by the attitudes of his ruffian writer friend Nick (Robert Ryan), in Nicholas Ray’s Born To Be Bad, 1950.

Dozing on her first night in San Francisco, her hosts gone to the opera, Christabel (Joan Fontaine) meets rogue-ish Nick (Robert Ryan), Donna (Joan Leslie) and fiance` Curtis (Zachary Scott) arriving just in time, in Nicholas Ray's Born To Be Bad, 1950.

Director Nicholas Ray gives Joan Fontaine a chance to be a bad girl in Born To Be Bad (1950).