Born to Kill (1947) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Robert Wise.

Cast

• Claire Trevor as Helen Brent
• Lawrence Tierney as Sam Wild
• Walter Slezak as Matthew Arnett
• Phillip Terry as Fred Grover
• Audrey Long as Georgia Staples
• Elisha Cook Jr. as Marty
• Isabel Jewell as Laury Palmer
• Esther Howard as Mrs. Kraft
• Kathryn Card as Grace
• Tony Barrett as Danny
• Grandon Rhodes as Inspector Wilson
• Demetrius Alexis as Maitre d'Hotel (uncredited)
• Symona Boniface as Gambler at Roulette Table (uncredited)
• Ruth Brennan as Sally (uncredited)
• George Bruggeman as Club Patron (uncredited)
• James Carlisle as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
• Ellen Corby as Maid (uncredited)
• Sayre Dearing as Gambler (uncredited)
• Neal Dodd as Clergyman (uncredited)
• Jean Fenwick as Margaret Macy (uncredited)
• George Ford as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
• Lee Frederick as Desk Clerk (uncredited)
• Ben Frommer as Delivery Boy (uncredited)
• Harry Harvey as Divorce Lawyer (uncredited)
• Martha Hyer as Maid (uncredited)
• Perc Launders as Detective Bryson (uncredited)
• Sam Lufkin as Gambler (uncredited)
• Wilbur Mack as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
• Beatrice Maude as Cook (uncredited)
• Russell Meeker as Dealer (uncredited)
• Al Murphy as Cab Driver (uncredited)
• Tommy Noonan as Bellboy (uncredited)
• Netta Packer as Mrs. Perth (uncredited)
• Jason Robards Sr. as Conductor (uncredited)
• Paul Russell as Club Patron (uncredited)
• Scott Seaton as Gambler (uncredited)
• Sammy Shack as Gambler (uncredited)
• Phil Warren as Chauffeur (uncredited)
• Napoleon Whiting as Train Porter (uncredited)

Crew

• Richard Macaulay — Screenplay
• James Gunn — Novel
• Sid Rogell — Producer
• Herman Schlom — Producer
• Paul Sawtell — Original Music Composer
• Robert De Grasse — Director of Photography
• Robert Wise — Director
• Eve Greene — Screenplay

Movies like Born to Kill

If you enjoyed Born to Kill, these movies have a similar feel:

• The Man Who Cheated Himself (1950)
• The Glass Key (1942)
• Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
• Lady in the Lake (1946)
• Each Dawn I Die (1939)
• A Kiss Before Dying (1956)
• The Locket (1946)
• Black Angel (1946)
• Nightfall (1956)
• The Maltese Falcon (1941)
• Footsteps in the Fog (1955)
• A Blueprint for Murder (1953)

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