I didn't like the abrupt finish! The movie runs only 59 minutes on the Fox DVD. Not exactly good value for the money! I actually bought this 2005 Fox DVD in Australia and it cost me $21.00.
Was it worth the money? Yes, just! Although you would think that a rich film-maker like 20th Century Fox would have thrown in a few extras - especially as the movie ends with this unexpected fade-out rather quite suddenly and very abruptly.
But right up to it's somewhat abrupt and disappointing finish, "Born To Be Bad" (presumably the title is supposed to refer to the Loretta Young character) is very well acted, particularly by the leads, Loretta Young and Cary Grant - and also by the young boy whom I've not heard of before! (His name, according to the Fox DVD is Henry Travers! Perhaps giving people wrong or defective names is some sort of new publicity ploy that Fox have dreamed up to give their DVD releases greater mileage with critics and pressmen. It's a novel idea, I'll admit, but I don't like it and have no wish to encourage it).
Anyway, according to the Fox DVD, the director was someone called Lowell Sheerman. Never heard of him either! But I do know Lowell Sherman - a top director, in my opinion. Brilliant in fact! I think this was his second last film as a director. The only later title I have for him is "Night Life of the Gods" (1935).
But getting back to the movie, I'd say again that under Lowell Sherman's brilliant direction, both Young and Grant never gave better performances. That fact alone makes "Born to be Bad" worth seeing.
Was it worth the money? Yes, just! Although you would think that a rich film-maker like 20th Century Fox would have thrown in a few extras - especially as the movie ends with this unexpected fade-out rather quite suddenly and very abruptly.
But right up to it's somewhat abrupt and disappointing finish, "Born To Be Bad" (presumably the title is supposed to refer to the Loretta Young character) is very well acted, particularly by the leads, Loretta Young and Cary Grant - and also by the young boy whom I've not heard of before! (His name, according to the Fox DVD is Henry Travers! Perhaps giving people wrong or defective names is some sort of new publicity ploy that Fox have dreamed up to give their DVD releases greater mileage with critics and pressmen. It's a novel idea, I'll admit, but I don't like it and have no wish to encourage it).
Anyway, according to the Fox DVD, the director was someone called Lowell Sheerman. Never heard of him either! But I do know Lowell Sherman - a top director, in my opinion. Brilliant in fact! I think this was his second last film as a director. The only later title I have for him is "Night Life of the Gods" (1935).
But getting back to the movie, I'd say again that under Lowell Sherman's brilliant direction, both Young and Grant never gave better performances. That fact alone makes "Born to be Bad" worth seeing.