Turnip Man and Iceberg Woman. Lady of Deceit (also known as Born to Kill) comes from director Robert Wise, with a screenplay by Eve Greene and Richard Macaulay based on James Gunn’s novel Deadlier than the Male. The cast includes Claire Trevor, Lawrence Tierney, Walter Slezak, Elisha Cook Jr., Audrey Long, Isabel Jewell, and Esther Howard. Paul Sawtell handled the music, while Robert De Grasse was in charge of cin…

Robert Wise’s *Born to Kill* isn’t a film I’ve ever considered one of the better noir movies. It frequently appears on "best of" lists, and many people whose opinions I respect enjoy it, so I was hoping a fresh viewing might reveal something new. However, for me, it remained essentially the same movie. It's an enjoyable picture, but it’s excessively melodramatic, with subplots that don’t really resolve themselves,…