Born to Kill(Movie, 1947)

Name: Born to Kill
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Released: 1947
Duration: T01:32:00
Rating: 3.3

1h 32min | Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller

Rating: 3.3/5 (with 32 votes)

Born to Kill (released in the U.K. as Lady of Deceit and in Australia as Deadlier Than the Male) is a 1947 RKO Pictures American film noir starring Lawrence Tierney, Claire Trevor and Walter Slezak with Esther Howard, Elisha Cook Jr., and Audrey Long in supporting roles. The film was director Robert Wise's first film noir production, preceding his later work on The Set-Up (1949) and The Captive City (1952). ()

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About Born to Kill

Helen Brent has just received a Reno divorce. That night, she discovers her neighbor Laury Palmer and a gentleman caller murdered in Palmer's home. The killer is her neighbor's other boyfriend Sam Wilde, an insanely jealous man who won't abide anyone "cutting in" on him.

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Trailer for Born to Kill + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Clip 1(Clip, 4:48)

Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)

Plays in: San Francisco (California)

Made by: RKO Radio Pictures

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 10 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date DE: 04/30/1947

Cast: Claire Trevor, Lawrence Tierney, Walter Slezak, Elisha Cook Jr., Phillip Terry, Audrey Long, Isabel Jewell, Ben Frommer, Ellen Corby, Martha Hyer, Tom Noonan, Esther Howard, Kathryn Card, Grandon Rhodes, Harry Harvey, Tommy Noonan, Jason Robards

Director: Robert Wise

Producer: Herman Schlom

Screenwriter: James Gunn

Director of Photography: Robert De Grasse

Composer: Paul Sawtell

Costume designer: Edward Stevenson

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Lady of Deceit"

Keywords: detective, film noir, murder, san francisco, california, foster sister, based on novel or book

Color: Black & White (B/W)

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