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Born to Kill ()

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A calculating divorcée risks her chances at wealth and security with a man she doesn't love by getting involved with the hotheaded murderer romancing her foster sister.
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Helen Brent
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Sam Wild
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Albert Arnett
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Fred Grover
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Georgia
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Marty Waterman
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Laury Palmer
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Mrs. Kraft
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Grace
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Danny
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Police Inspector Wilson
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Demetrius Alexis ...
Maitre d'Hotel (uncredited)
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Gambler at Roulette Table (uncredited)
Ruth Brennan ...
Sally (uncredited)
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Club Patron (uncredited)
James Carlisle ...
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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Second Maid (uncredited)
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Gambler (uncredited)
Joe Dixon ...
Gambler (uncredited)
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Clergyman (uncredited)
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Margaret Macy (uncredited)
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Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Lee Frederick ...
Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Ben Frommer ...
Delivery Boy (uncredited)
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Divorce Lawyer (uncredited)
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Maid (uncredited)
Perc Launders ...
Detective Bryson (uncredited)
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Gambler (uncredited)
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Wedding Reception Guest (uncredited)
Beatrice Maude ...
Cook (uncredited)
Russell Meeker ...
Dealer (uncredited)
Al Murphy ...
Cab Driver (uncredited)
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Bellboy (uncredited)
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Mrs. Perth (uncredited)
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Conductor (uncredited)
Romeo ...
Romeo - Dog (uncredited)
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Club Patron (uncredited)
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Gambler (uncredited)
Sammy Shack ...
Gambler (uncredited)
Stanley Stone ...
Train Conductor (uncredited)
Phil Warren ...
Chauffeur (uncredited)
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Train Porter (uncredited)

Directed by

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Robert Wise

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Eve Greene ... (screenplay) and
Richard Macaulay ... (screenplay)
 
James Gunn ... (novel "Deadlier Than the Male")

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Sid Rogell ... executive producer
Herman Schlom ... producer

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Paul Sawtell

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Robert De Grasse ... director of photography (as Robert de Grasse)

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Les Millbrook

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Albert S. D'Agostino
Walter E. Keller

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Darrell Silvera
John Sturtevant

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Edward Stevenson ... (gowns)

Makeup Department

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Mel Berns ... makeup artist (uncredited)

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Sam Ruman ... assistant director (uncredited)
Robert Weiss ... assistant director (uncredited)

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Roy Granville ... sound
Robert H. Guhl ... sound

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Russell A. Cully ... special effects

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Eugene Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)

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C. Bakaleinikoff ... musical director
Gene Rose ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Roy Webb ... composer: stock music (uncredited)

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Nan Blake ... unit publicist (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

In Reno a man kills a girl he likes and her boyfriend out of jealousy; it may not be the first time. A woman whose divorce has just come through finds the bodies then decides not to become involved. The two meet next day on the train to San Francisco unaware of this link between them. They are attracted to each other, and the relationship survives his marriage to her half-sister for money and status. It even survives the woman discovering that he was the murderer, though she may not realize how easily someone who has killed this way before can do so again. Written by Jeremy Perkins {J-26}

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Taglines The Story of a Woman Who Loved Unwisely...and too well! See more »
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Also Known As
  • Deadlier Than the Male (United States)
  • Deadlier Than the Male (Canada, English title)
  • Lady of Deceit (United Kingdom)
  • Né pour tuer (France)
  • Nacido para matar (Spain)
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  • 92 min
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Trivia This film did poorly at the box office, resulting in a loss of $243,000 (over $3.45M in 2024) for RKO according to studio records. See more »
Goofs They took a train from Reno, Nevada to San Francisco, California, but the shot of the train coming at the camera head-on is a Pennsylvania Railroad streamlined K4 locomotive on their four-track mainline in Pennsylvania. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into The Green Fog (2017). See more »
Soundtracks I Haven't a Thing to Wear See more »
Quotes Delivery Boy: My, that coffee smells good. Ain't it funny how coffee never tastes as good as it smells?
Albert Arnett: As you grow older, you'll discover that life is very much like coffee: the aroma is always better than the actuality. May that be your thought for the day.
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