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Key Details

Release StatusReleased
Release Date1947-04-30
Languageen
Runtime1h 32m
Production

RKO Radio Pictures

6.7(93)
•1947•1h 32m

Born to Kill

"THE COLDEST KILLER A WOMAN EVER LOVED"

CrimeDramaThriller

Overview

A calculating divorcée risks her chances at wealth and security with a man she doesn't love by getting involved with a hotheaded murderer.

Director
Robert Wise
Writing & Screenplay
Eve GreeneRichard Macaulay
Cinematography
Robert De Grasse

Principal Cast

39 credited
Claire Trevor
Claire TrevorHelen Brent
Lawrence Tierney
Lawrence TierneySam Wild
Walter Slezak
Walter SlezakMatthew Arnett
Phillip Terry
Phillip TerryFred Grover
Audrey Long
Audrey LongGeorgia Staples
Elisha Cook Jr.
Elisha Cook Jr.Marty
Isabel Jewell
Isabel JewellLaury Palmer
Esther Howard
Esther HowardMrs. Kraft
Kathryn Card
Kathryn CardGrace
Tony Barrett
Tony BarrettDanny

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