On This Day... Born to be Bad (1934)

Today in 1934 saw the release of Cary Grant's 15th full length film, Born to be Bad, his first of two films with Loretta Young...which I first reviewed in my blog post on May 18, 2020 - see https://www.mylifeinayearwitharchie.com/2020/05/on-this-day1934-born-to-be-bad-and.html

Summary:

An immoral mother blackmails a wealthy businessman after he accidentally hits her delinquent son with his truck.

Cast:

Loretta Young...Letty Strong
Cary Grant...Malcolm Trevor
Jackie Kelk...Mickey Strong
Marion Burns...Mrs. Alyce Trevor
Henry Travers...Fuzzy
Paul Harvey...Attorney Brian
Russell Hopton...Steve Karns
Harry Green...Adolph - Letty's Lawyer

Did You Know?

The film ran into censorship problems from the start, mainly from the character portrayed by Loretta Young and the skimpy clothes she wore. It was rejected twice by the Hays office before it was finally given an approval certificate, after several cuts and retakes (and all this before the Production Code was more rigorously enforced). Sidney Lanfield directed retakes on 10 November 1933 because director Lowell Sherman was on vacation; other retakes were made early in 1934. In 1935, the film was on a list at the Hays Office, of those films whose release should be halted, but it is not known if any action was ever taken.

Andrew Tombes is on an early cast list playing the part of "Max Lieber." A character called "Max" is mentioned in the film, but Tombes never appeared.

Loretta Young and Cary Grant starred together again thirteen years later in The Bishop's Wife (1947).

Quotes:

Tagline: Rules of the game meant nothing to her...she was "born to be bad" ..and she knew it!

Lobby Cards and Press Stills:

Directed by Lowell Sherman.
Produced by Twentieth Century.
Running time: 61 minutes

Artwork by Rebekah Hawley of Studio 36.