The Bad and the Beautiful

The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)

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

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.

Date of release
1952-12-25
TMDB
7.3 / 10 (314)
Runtime
1h 58m
Genres
Drama, Romance
Director
Vincente Minnelli

Casting

  • 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
  • Elaine Stewart — Lila
  • Sammy White — Gus

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