Born to Kill (1947) / Z-View

Born to Kill (1947)

Director: Robert Wise

Screenplay: Eve Greene and Richard Macaulay based on the novel by James Gunn

Stars: Claire Trevor, Lawrence Tierney, Walter Slezak, Elisha Cook Jr., Isabel Jewell and Esther Howard

The Pitch: “Hey, let’s turn the novel Born to Kill into a movie!”

Tagline: THE COLDEST KILLER A WOMAN EVER LOVED!

The Overview:  Beware of Spoilers…

On the run from the coldblooded murder of a woman and her boyfriend, Sam [Tierney] meets two half-sisters.  Although attracted to Helen [Trevor], Sam puts the moves on Georgia since she has money.  She’s attracted to him and after a whirlwind romance they are married.

Sam still has eyes for Helen and she likes the idea of Georgia’s money.  A match made in hell, right?  Things become even more complicated when sleazy private eye, Arnett [Slezak] shows up.  Arnett knows Sam’s a murderer but is willing to take cash to go away.  More people are going to die when you’re dealing with a man who was born to kill.

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