The Bad and the Beautiful
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.
Release Date:
1952-12-25
Runtime:
118 minutes
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Starring:
Lana Turner
as Georgia Lorrison
Kirk Douglas
as Jonathan Shields
Walter Pidgeon
as Harry Pebbel
Dick Powell
as James Lee Bartlow
Barry Sullivan
as Fred Amiel
Gloria Grahame
as Rosemary Bartlow
Leo G. Carroll
as Henry Whitfield
Gilbert Roland
as Victor "Gaucho" Ribera
Paul Stewart
as Syd Murphy
Vanessa Brown
as Kay Amiel
Elaine Stewart
as Lila
Sammy White
as Gus
Ivan Triesault
as Von Ellstein
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Lucy Knoch
as Blonde Dancing with Gaucho (uncredited)
Jay Adler
as Mr. Z (uncredited)
Stanley Andrews
as Sheriff (uncredited)
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Del Armstrong
as Georgia's Makeup Artist (uncredited)
Ben Astar
as Joe (Party Guest) (uncredited)
Barbara Billingsley
as Evelyn Lucien (Costumer) (uncredited)
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John Bishop
as Ferraday (uncredited)
Madge Blake
as Mrs. Rosser (uncredited)
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Marshall Bradford
as Man Outside the Club (uncredited)
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Paul Bradley
as Party Guest (uncredited)
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Hadda Brooks
as Piano Player (uncredited)
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Ralph Brooks
as Mourner (uncredited)
Robert Burton
as McDill (uncredited)
Francis X. Bushman
as Eulogist (uncredited)
Louis Calhern
as Georgia Lorrison's Father (voice) (uncredited)
Marietta Canty
as Ida (uncredited)
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Robert Carson
as Casting Director (uncredited)