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Saturday Cinema Double Bill

on BBC Two England

Born to Be Bad
starring Joan Fontaine, Robert Ryan, Zachary Scott
Christabel Caine has the face and figure of an angel, but within she seethes with ambition. Arriving in San Francisco ostensibly for a job in her uncle's publishing firm, she is soon in pursuit of a millionaire's money and an up-and-coming novelist ...
Screenplay by EDITH SOMMER
Based on the novel All Kneeling by ANNE PARISH
Produced by ROBERT SPARKS
Directed by NICHOLAS RAY

and at 5.5
I Died a Thousand Times
starring Jack Palance, Shelley Winters, Lee Marvin
Long years of imprisonment have left gangster Roy Earle bitter and cynical of those around him. Sprung from prison to mastermind a big hotel robbery, Earle sees one last chance to make the kind of money which will allow him to seek the peace and freedom he craves - but life is still to deal him some cruel blows ...
Jack Palance gives a superb performance as the moody, violent gangster in this brooding tale of mistrust and betrayal.
Screenplay by W. R. BURNETT
Produced by WILLIS GOLDBECK
Directed by STUART HEISLER
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Contributors

Unknown:
Joan Fontaine
Unknown:
Robert Ryan
Unknown:
Zachary Scott
Unknown:
Christabel Caine
Unknown:
Edith Sommer
Unknown:
Anne Parish
Produced By:
Robert Sparks
Directed By:
Nicholas Ray
Unknown:
Jack Palance
Unknown:
Shelley Winters
Unknown:
Lee Marvin
Unknown:
Roy Earle
Unknown:
R. Burnett
Produced By:
Willis Goldbeck
Directed By:
Stuart Heisler
Christabel Caine:
Joan Fontaine
Nick Bradley:
Robert Ryan
Curtis Carey:
Zachary Scott
Donna Foster:
Joan Leslie
Gobby:
Mel Ferrer
John Caine:
Harold Vermilyea
Aunt Clara:
Virginia Farmer
Mrs Bolton:
Kathleen Howard
Roy Earle:
Jack Palance
Marie:
Shelley Winters
Velma:
Lori Nelson
Babe:
Lee Marvin
Chico:
Gonzales Gonzalez
Big Max:
Lon Chaney
Red:
Earl Holliman
Mendoza:
Perry Lopez
Lon Preisser:
Richard Davalos
Ma:
Olive Carey
Pa:
Ralph Moody
Jack Karmner:
James Millican
Sheriff:
Bill Kennedy
Joe:
Dennis Hopper
Mrs Baughman:
Mae Clarke
Mr Baughman:
Hugh Sanders
Ed:
Dub Taylor

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