The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
I took you out of the gutter... I can fling you back!
Synopsis
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
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Lana Turner
as Georgia Lorrison
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Kirk Douglas
as Jonathan Shields
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Walter Pidgeon
as Harry Pebbel
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Dick Powell
as James Lee Bartlow
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Barry Sullivan
as Fred Amiel
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Gloria Grahame
as Rosemary Bartlow
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Leo G. Carroll
as Henry Whitfield
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Gilbert Roland
as Victor "Gaucho" Ribera
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Paul Stewart
as Syd Murphy
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Vanessa Brown
as Kay Amiel
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Elaine Stewart
as Lila
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Sammy White
as Gus
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Ivan Triesault
as Von Ellstein
- Lucy Knoch as Blonde Dancing with Gaucho (uncredited)
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Jay Adler
as Mr. Z (uncredited)
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Stanley Andrews
as Sheriff (uncredited)
- Del Armstrong as Georgia's Makeup Artist (uncredited)
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Ben Astar
as Joe (Party Guest) (uncredited)
Crew
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Vincente Minnelli
Director
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Robert Surtees
Director of Photography
- Conrad A. Nervig Editor
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David Raksin
Original Music Composer
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John Houseman
Producer
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Charles Schnee
Screenplay
