---
title: 'Born to Kill (1947)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Robert Wise'
released: '1947-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 92
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/born-to-kill-1947'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0039211/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Born to Kill (1947)

1947 · 92 min · Drama, Romance, Crime · United States


## Synopsis

Born to Kill is a 1947 RKO Pictures American film noir starring Lawrence Tierney, Claire Trevor and Walter Slezak with Esther Howard, Elisha Cook Jr., and Audrey Long in supporting roles. The film was director Robert Wise's first film noir production, preceding his later work on The Set-Up (1949) and The Captive City (1952).

## Credits

- **Director:** [Robert Wise](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-wise)
- **Screenplay:** [James Gunn](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-gunn)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Paul Sawtell](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-sawtell)
- **Producer:** [Herman Schlom](https://cinepixo.com/people/herman-schlom)
- **Director of Photography:** [Robert De Grasse](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-de-grasse)

## Cast

- [Harry Harvey](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-harvey)
- [Grandon Rhodes](https://cinepixo.com/people/grandon-rhodes)
- [Elisha Cook Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/elisha-cook-jr)
- [Isabel Jewell](https://cinepixo.com/people/isabel-jewell)
- [Walter Slezak](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-slezak)
- [Ellen Corby](https://cinepixo.com/people/ellen-corby)
- [Lawrence Tierney](https://cinepixo.com/people/lawrence-tierney)
- [Audrey Long](https://cinepixo.com/people/audrey-long)
- [Tommy Noonan](https://cinepixo.com/people/tommy-noonan)
- [Tom Noonan](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-noonan)
- [Kathryn Card](https://cinepixo.com/people/kathryn-card)
- [Jason Robards](https://cinepixo.com/people/jason-robards-2)
- [Phillip Terry](https://cinepixo.com/people/phillip-terry)
- [Claire Trevor](https://cinepixo.com/people/claire-trevor)
- [Esther Howard](https://cinepixo.com/people/esther-howard)

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