The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)

  • NR
  • 12/25/1952 (US)
  • Drama, Romance
  • 1h 58m

I took you out of the gutter... I can fling you back!

Overview

Told in flashback form, the film traces the rise and fall of a tough, ambitious Hollywood producer, Jonathan Shields, as seen through the eyes of various acquaintances, including a writer, James Lee Bartlow; a star, Georgia Lorrison; and a director, Fred Amiel. He is a hard-driving, ambitious man who ruthlessly uses everyone on the way to becoming one of Hollywood's top movie makers.

Charles Schnee

Screenplay

Vincente Minnelli

Director

George Bradshaw

Story

Cast

Kirk Douglas's headshot

Kirk Douglas

Jonathan Shields
Lana Turner's headshot

Lana Turner

Georgia Lorrison
Dick Powell's headshot

Dick Powell

James Lee Bartlow
Barry Sullivan's headshot

Barry Sullivan

Fred Amiel
Walter Pidgeon's headshot

Walter Pidgeon

Harry Pebbel
Gloria Grahame's headshot

Gloria Grahame

Rosemary Bartlow
Gilbert Roland's headshot

Gilbert Roland

Victor "Gaucho" Ribera
Paul Stewart's headshot

Paul Stewart

Syd Murphy

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