Christabel Caine has the face of angel and the heart of a swamp rat. She'll step on anyone to get what she wants, including her own family. A master of manipulation, she covertly breaks off the engagement of her trusting cousin, Donna, to her fabulously wealthy beau, Curtis Carey. Once married to Curtis herself, Christabel continues her affair with novelist Nick Bradley, who knows she's evil, but loves her anyway.

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Cast

Joan Fontaine

Christabel

Robert Ryan

Nick

Zachary Scott

Curtis

Joan Leslie

Donna

Mel Ferrer

Gobby

Harold Vermilyea

John Caine

Virginia Farmer

Aunt Clara

Kathleen Howard

Mrs. Bolton

Bess Flowers

Mrs. Worthington

Joy Hallward

Mrs. Porter

Irving Bacon

Jewelry Salesman

Gordon Oliver

Lawyer (uncredited)