Born to Be Bad
Rules of the game meant nothing to her...she was "born to be bad" ..and she knew it!
1934 | 62m | English
Popularity: 0.5 (history)
| Director: | Lowell Sherman |
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| Writer: | Ralph Graves |
| Staring: |
| Letty, a young woman who ended up pregnant, unmarried and on the streets at fifteen is bitter and determined that her child will not grow up to be taken advantage of. Letty teaches her child to lie, steal, cheat and anything else he'll need to be street smart. | |
| Release Date: | May 18, 1934 |
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| Director: | Lowell Sherman |
| Writer: | Ralph Graves |
| Genres: | |
| Keywords | pre-code |
| Production Companies | United Artists, 20th Century Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 18, 2026 Entered: Apr 28, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Loretta Young | Letty Strong |
| Cary Grant | Malcolm Trevor |
| Jackie Kelk | Mickey Strong |
| Marion Burns | Mrs. Trevor |
| Henry Travers | Fuzzy |
| Paul Harvey | Attorney Brian |
| Russell Hopton | Steve Karns |
| Harry Green | Adolph |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Harrison Jacobs | Continuity |
| Maurice Wright | Editor |
| William J. Scully | Assistant Director |
| Joseph C. Wright | Art Direction |
| Barney McGill | Director of Photography |
| Ed Ebele | Production Manager |
| Richard Day | Art Direction |
| Gwen Wakeling | Costume Design |
| Lucille D'Antoine | Hairstylist |
| Lowell Sherman | Director |
| Alfred Newman | Original Music Composer |
| Bert Hadley | Makeup Artist |
| Ralph Graves | Original Story, Screenplay |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| William Goetz | Associate Producer |
| Raymond Griffith | Associate Producer |
| Darryl F. Zanuck | Producer |
| Joseph M. Schenck | Executive Producer |
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