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.
Joan Fontaine
as Christabel Caine Carey
Robert Ryan
as Nick Bradley
Zachary Scott
as Curtis Carey
Joan Leslie
as Donna Foster
Mel Ferrer
as Gabriel 'Gobby' Broome
Harold Vermilyea
as John Caine
Virginia Farmer
as Aunt Clara Caine
Kathleen Howard
as Mrs. Bolton
Dick Ryan
as Arthur, Curtis' Butler
Bess Flowers
as Mrs. Worthington
Joy Hallward
as Mrs. Porter
Hazel Boyne
as Committee Woman
