Born to Be Bad
Rules of the game meant nothing to her...she was "born to be bad" ..and she knew it!
A morally complex pre-code drama about a hardened mother's fierce, corrupting love for her son, born from desperation and survival on society's margins.
Letty, a young woman who ended up pregnant, unmarried and on the streets at fifteen is bitter and determined that her child will not grow up to be taken advantage of. Letty teaches her child to lie, steal, cheat and anything else he'll need to be street smart.
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