The Bad and the Beautiful

The Bad and the Beautiful

1952
1h 58m
7.3

7.3/10

287 votes • View on IMDb
Drama Romance

"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: $1,558,000

Revenue: $3,373,000

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

movie business rise and fall flashback hollywood black and white told in flashback

Quick Facts

Release Date December 25, 1952
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0044391

Cast

Lana Turner
Lana Turner

Georgia Lorrison

Kirk Douglas
Kirk Douglas

Jonathan Shields

Walter Pidgeon
Walter Pidgeon

Harry Pebbel

Dick Powell
Dick Powell

James Lee Bartlow

Barry Sullivan
Barry Sullivan

Fred Amiel

Gloria Grahame
Gloria Grahame

Rosemary Bartlow

Leo G. Carroll
Leo G. Carroll

Henry Whitfield

Gilbert Roland
Gilbert Roland

Victor "Gaucho" Ribera

Paul Stewart
Paul Stewart

Syd Murphy

Vanessa Brown
Vanessa Brown

Kay Amiel

Elaine Stewart
Elaine Stewart

Lila

Sammy White
Sammy White

Gus

Key Crew

Vincente Minnelli
Director
Charles Schnee
Screenplay
John Houseman
Producer