THE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL (1952)

The Bad and the Beautiful
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The Bad and the Beautiful
I took you out of the gutter... I can fling you back!
Drama, Romance
December 25, 1952
English
1h 58m
United States
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
$1,558,000

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.

Cast & Characters

Lana Turner

Georgia Lorrison

Kirk Douglas

Jonathan Shields

Walter Pidgeon

Harry Pebbel

Dick Powell

James Lee Bartlow

Barry Sullivan

Fred Amiel

Gloria Grahame

Rosemary Bartlow

Leo G. Carroll

Henry Whitfield

Gilbert Roland

Victor "Gaucho" Ribera

Paul Stewart

Syd Murphy

Vanessa Brown

Kay Amiel

Ivan Triesault

Von Ellstein

Lucy Knoch

Blonde Dancing with Gaucho (uncredited)

Jay Adler

Mr. Z (uncredited)

Stanley Andrews

Sheriff (uncredited)

Del Armstrong

Georgia's Makeup Artist (uncredited)

Ben Astar

Joe (Party Guest) (uncredited)

Barbara Billingsley

Evelyn Lucien (Costumer) (uncredited)

John Bishop

Ferraday (uncredited)

Madge Blake

Mrs. Rosser (uncredited)

Marshall Bradford

Man Outside the Club (uncredited)

Paul Bradley

Party Guest (uncredited)

Hadda Brooks

Piano Player (uncredited)

Ralph Brooks

Mourner (uncredited)

Crew

Charles Schnee

Screenplay

David Raksin

Original Music Composer

Robert Surtees

Director of Photography

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