The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
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.
- Released
- 1952-12-25
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Charles Schnee, Vincente Minnelli
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 from 316 votes
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