The Bad and the Beautiful(1952)

NRDrama, Romance1h 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.

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Status: Released

Budget: $1,558,000Revenue: $3,373,000

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Top Billed Cast

  1. Lana Turner

    Lana Turner

    Georgia Lorrison

  2. Kirk Douglas

    Kirk Douglas

    Jonathan Shields

  3. Walter Pidgeon

    Walter Pidgeon

    Harry Pebbel

  4. Dick Powell

    Dick Powell

    James Lee Bartlow

  5. Barry Sullivan

    Barry Sullivan

    Fred Amiel

  6. Gloria Grahame

    Gloria Grahame

    Rosemary Bartlow

  7. Leo G. Carroll

    Leo G. Carroll

    Henry Whitfield

  8. Gilbert Roland

    Gilbert Roland

    Victor "Gaucho" Ribera

  9. Paul Stewart

    Paul Stewart

    Syd Murphy

  10. Vanessa Brown

    Vanessa Brown

    Kay Amiel

  11. Elaine Stewart

    Elaine Stewart

    Lila

  12. Sammy White

    Sammy White

    Gus

  13. Ivan Triesault

    Ivan Triesault

    Von Ellstein

  14. Lucy Knoch

    Blonde Dancing with Gaucho (uncredited)

  15. Jay Adler

    Jay Adler

    Mr. Z (uncredited)