Born to Be Bad

1950 film by Nicholas Ray
Movie film Q2336835
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Born to Be Bad

Summary

Born to Be Bad is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (149 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Born to Be Bad's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Born to Be Bad was directed by Nicholas Ray[4].
  • Charles Schnee wrote the screenplay for Born to Be Bad[5].
  • Born to Be Bad's composer is recorded as Friedrich Hollaender[6].
  • Born to Be Bad's genre is film noir[7].
  • Born to Be Bad's genre is drama film[8].
  • A cast member of Born to Be Bad was Joan Fontaine[9].
  • A cast member of Born to Be Bad was Robert Ryan[10].
  • A cast member of Born to Be Bad was Zachary Scott[11].
  • A cast member of Born to Be Bad was Joan Leslie[12].
  • A cast member of Born to Be Bad was Mel Ferrer[13].
  • A cast member of Born to Be Bad was Bess Flowers[14].
  • A cast member of Born to Be Bad was Harold Vermilyea[15].
  • A cast member of Born to Be Bad was Irving Bacon[16].
  • A cast member of Born to Be Bad was Kathleen Howard[17].
  • A cast member of Born to Be Bad was Don Dillaway[18].
  • Born to Be Bad was produced by Robert Sparks[19].
  • Born to Be Bad's production company is recorded as RKO Pictures[20].
  • Born to Be Bad's director of photography is recorded as Nicholas Musuraca[21].
  • The original language of Born to Be Bad was English[22].
  • Born to Be Bad's Commons category is recorded as Born to Be Bad (1950 film)[23].
  • Born to Be Bad was distributed by video on demand[24].
  • Born to Be Bad's color is recorded as black-and-white[25].
  • Born to Be Bad's country of origin is recorded as United States[26].
  • Born to Be Bad was released on January 1, 1950[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Born to Be Bad was produced by Robert Sparks[19]. It was directed by Nicholas Ray[4]. Charles Schnee wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Joan Fontaine[9], Robert Ryan[10], Zachary Scott[11], Joan Leslie[12], Mel Ferrer[13], and Bess Flowers[14].

Publication

Born to Be Bad was published on January 1, 1950[27]. The original language of it was English[22]. Genres include film noir[7] and drama film[8]. It was distributed by video on demand[24].

Why It Matters

Born to Be Bad ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (149 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 42275
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  2. 6w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 167898
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 167898, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269266|batch #269266]]"
  3. 14w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    P14449 → 86894
    Producer → Robert Sparks
    Publication date → +1950-01-01T00:00:00Z
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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