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MPAA Rating: NR Movie Release: 1934 DVD Release: 01/06/2004 Format: DVD - Black and White Audio Tracks: English, Spanish Subtitles: English, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 1 mins Studio: 20th Century Fox Members Wishing: 7 Genres: Drama, Melodrama

Loretta Young, who became known almost exclusively for playing sweet, wholesome roles, is kind of a shocker in this romantic drama as Letty Strong, an unwed mother who survives by living life as a grifter and the next thing to a prostitute -- all for the good of her son Mickey (Jackie Kelk), who, not yet 10 years old, is turning into a street hustler every bit as devious and untrustworthy as she is. Then, one day, he's skating on the street and gets hit by a milk truck, which happens to be driven by Malcolm Trevor (Cary Grant), the owner of the dairy, who was spot-checking his operation. Letty and Mickey try to take Malcolm for a hefty sum in court until their case is blown out of the water, but Malcolm also finds himself appalled by the kind of life that Letty is setting up for the boy. He gets her to agree to let Mickey move in with him and his wife Alice ($Marion Burns), at their estate outside the city. And after some extremely rough patches, Mickey begins to see that there's more to being a boy -- or becoming a man -- than what you can steal or cheat off the next guy. But Letty isn't about to let her son get away that easily, or let Malcolm get away with taking him from her, even if he is right. She tries to wreck Malcolm's home and marriage, all to get her son back and take revenge on him in the process. ~ Bruce Eder, All Movie Guide

Loretta Young - Letty Strong
Cary Grant - Malcolm Trevor
Jackie Kelk - Mickey Strong
Henry Travers - Fuzzy
Russell Hopton - Steve Karns

Cary Grant stars in the 1934 melodrama Born to Be Bad, released on DVD from 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment. Presented with a standard full-frame transfer in the original black-and-white. English soundtrack is available in Dolby Digital Stereo or Mono. A Spanish-dubbed mono soundtrack is also included. Optional subtitles are accessible in English and Spanish. There are no special features, but it is the first time this classic feature has been released on DVD. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide