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Born to Kill (Lady of Deceit) (1947)

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Somehow the titles of the films of hardcase actor Lawrence Tierney seemed to be extensions of the man's personality, as witness such films as The Devil Thumbs a Ride and Born to Kill. In the latter picture, Tierney starts the ball rolling by committing a double murder in a jealous pique. Claire Trevor discovers the bodies, but says nothing to the police; she's leaving town and doesn't want to be impeded. Trevor and Tierney meet and fall in love on the train to San Francisco. Unfortunately,

Unrated, 1 hr. 32 min.

Drama, Classics

Jul 5, 2005

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All Critics (4) | Fresh (3) | Rotten (2) | DVD (2)

Competent if slightly too tame for a supposedly sleazy story.

May 16, 2006 Full Review Source: Lessons of Darkness | Comment
Lessons of Darkness

The usually meek Robert Wise trades his chameleonic tastefulness for full-on, jazzy misanthropy in this nasty melodrama.

May 1, 2006 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | Comment
Slant Magazine

Hard to watch, but effective and alluring nonetheless.

September 9, 2005 Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | Comment
Combustible Celluloid

The most charismatic moments actually come from veteran screen 'heavy' Walter Slezak, whose performance as a private detective merited more screen time.

July 6, 2005 Comment
Reel.com

A revolting B film noir...

April 2, 2003 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | Comment
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Audience Reviews for Born to Kill (Lady of Deceit)

Another good film noir, with a very interesting story of murder and romance. Good acting, good story, it's good.

September 5, 2010
ajv2688

Super Reviewer

Finally, a noir film where the title actually makes sense! Classic psychopath meets girl love story. If you can find it on DVD be sure to check out the commentary from author and noir expert Eddie Muller. Muller's insight into the character and personality of Lawrence Tierney is priceless.It wasn't so long ago that

January 21, 2009
flixsterman
Randy Tippy

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