The Bad and the Beautiful
movie
I took you out of the gutter... I can fling you back!
Released December 25, 1952
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.
Cast
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
Crew
Vincente Minnelli
as
Director
Charles Schnee
as
Screenplay
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George Bradshaw
as
Story
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Conrad A. Nervig
as
Editor
John Houseman
as
Producer
David Raksin
as
Original Music Composer
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Dave Friedman
as
Production Manager
Jerry Thorpe
as
Assistant Director
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Frank Wesselhoff
as
Painter
Douglas Shearer
as
Recording Supervision
Eric Alden
as
Stunts
Alex Romero
as
Choreographer