The Bad and the Beautiful

The Bad and the Beautiful

I took you out of the gutter... I can fling you back!

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.

US

Made in US

7.3/10

1952

Drama
Romance
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Cast

Lana Turner

Lana Turner

As Georgia Lorrison

Kirk Douglas

Kirk Douglas

As Jonathan Shields

Walter Pidgeon

Walter Pidgeon

As Harry Pebbel

Dick Powell

Dick Powell

As James Lee Bartlow

Barry Sullivan

Barry Sullivan

As Fred Amiel

Gloria Grahame

Gloria Grahame

As Rosemary Bartlow

Leo G. Carroll

Leo G. Carroll

As Henry Whitfield

Gilbert Roland

Gilbert Roland

As Victor "Gaucho" Ribera

Paul Stewart

Paul Stewart

As Syd Murphy

Vanessa Brown

Vanessa Brown

As Kay Amiel

Elaine Stewart

Elaine Stewart

As Lila

Sammy White

Sammy White

As Gus

Ivan Triesault

Ivan Triesault

As Von Ellstein

Lucy Knoch

Lucy Knoch

As Blonde Dancing with Gaucho (uncredited)

Jay Adler

Jay Adler

As Mr. Z (uncredited)

Stanley Andrews

Stanley Andrews

As Sheriff (uncredited)

Del Armstrong

Del Armstrong

As Georgia's Makeup Artist (uncredited)

Ben Astar

Ben Astar

As Joe (Party Guest) (uncredited)

Barbara Billingsley

Barbara Billingsley

As Evelyn Lucien (Costumer) (uncredited)

John Bishop

John Bishop

As Ferraday (uncredited)

Madge Blake

Madge Blake

As Mrs. Rosser (uncredited)

Marshall Bradford

Marshall Bradford

As Man Outside the Club (uncredited)

Paul Bradley

Paul Bradley

As Party Guest (uncredited)

Hadda Brooks

Hadda Brooks

As Piano Player (uncredited)

Ralph Brooks

Ralph Brooks

As Mourner (uncredited)

Robert Burton

Robert Burton

As McDill (uncredited)

Francis X. Bushman

Francis X. Bushman

As Eulogist (uncredited)

Louis Calhern

Louis Calhern

As Georgia Lorrison's Father (voice) (uncredited)

Marietta Canty

Marietta Canty

As Ida (uncredited)

Robert Carson

Robert Carson

As Casting Director (uncredited)

Beulah Christian

Beulah Christian

As Party Guest (uncredited)

Janet Comerford

Janet Comerford

As Bobby-Soxer (uncredited)

James Conaty

James Conaty

As Party Guest (uncredited)

Jonathan Cott

Jonathan Cott

As Assistant Director (uncredited)

Lillian Culver

Lillian Culver

As Real Estate Woman (uncredited)

Alexis Davidoff

Alexis Davidoff

As Priest (uncredited)

Bob Davis

Bob Davis

As Assistant (uncredited)

Sandy Descher

Sandy Descher

As Little Girl Screaming on "Cat Man" Set (uncredited)

Helen Dickson

Helen Dickson

As Symposium Guest (uncredited)

Phil Dunham

Phil Dunham

As Pawnbroker (uncredited)

Steve Dunhill

Steve Dunhill

As Cameraman (uncredited)

Franklyn Farnum

Franklyn Farnum

As Assistant on Set (uncredited)

James Farrar

James Farrar

As Publicity Man (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

Bess Flowers

As Joe's Friend at Party (uncredited)

Charles Fogel

Charles Fogel

As Poker Player (uncredited)

George Ford

George Ford

As Club Patron (uncredited)

Steve Forrest

Steve Forrest

As Actor in Georgia's Screen Test (uncredited)

Kathleen Freeman

Kathleen Freeman

As Miss March (uncredited)

Rudy Germane

Rudy Germane

As Party Guest (uncredited)

Frank Gerstle

Frank Gerstle

As Gabby Agent at the Party (uncredited)

Joe Gilbert

Joe Gilbert

As Party Guest (uncredited)

Ned Glass

Ned Glass

As Wardrobe Man (uncredited)

James Gonzalez

James Gonzalez

As Party Guest (uncredited)

Phyllis Graffeo

Phyllis Graffeo

As Leading Lady (uncredited)

Herschel Graham

Herschel Graham

As Party Guest (uncredited)

A. Cameron Grant

A. Cameron Grant

As Assistant Director (uncredited)

Marion Gray

Marion Gray

As Symposium Guest (uncredited)

William E. Green

William E. Green

As Hugo Shields (uncredited)

Dabbs Greer

Dabbs Greer

As Studio Lighting Technician (uncredited)

Robert Haines

Robert Haines

As Mourner (uncredited)

Sam Harris

Sam Harris

As Party Guest (uncredited)

Dick Johnstone

Dick Johnstone

As Mourner (uncredited)

Ted Jordan

Ted Jordan

As Assistant Director (uncredited)

Joseph Keane

Joseph Keane

As Assistant Director (uncredited)

Kenner G. Kemp

Kenner G. Kemp

As Mourner (uncredited)

Peggy King

Peggy King

As Singer at Party (uncredited)

Mike Lally

Mike Lally

As Preview Ticket Taker (uncredited)

Louise Lane

Louise Lane

As Party Guest (uncredited)

George J. Lewis

George J. Lewis

As "Far Away Mountain" Test Actor #2 (uncredited)

Wilbur Mack

Wilbur Mack

As Party Guest (uncredited)

Paul Marion

Paul Marion

As Spanish Actor in Screen Test (uncredited)

Paul Maxey

Paul Maxey

As Man Talking to Gabby Agent at the Party (uncredited)

May McAvoy

May McAvoy

As Pebbel's Secretary (uncredited)

Harold Miller

Harold Miller

As Mourner (uncredited)

Hans Moebus

Hans Moebus

As Party Guest (uncredited)

Patrick J. Molyneaux

Patrick J. Molyneaux

As Studio Electrician (uncredited)

Roger Moore

Roger Moore

As Cigar Clerk (uncredited)

Ellanora Needles

Ellanora Needles

As Reporter (uncredited)

Richard Norris

Richard Norris

As Leading Man (uncredited)

William H. O'Brien

William H. O'Brien

As Waiter at Party (uncredited)

Pat O'Malley

Pat O'Malley

As Man Outside the Club (uncredited)

Christopher Olsen

Christopher Olsen

As Amiel's Boy (uncredited)

Dorothy Patrick

Dorothy Patrick

As Arlene (uncredited)

William Phillips

William Phillips

As Assistant Director (uncredited)

Murray Pollack

Murray Pollack

As Theatre Worker (uncredited)

Paul Power

Paul Power

As Theatre Manager (uncredited)

Kathy Qualen

Kathy Qualen

As Bobby-Soxer (uncredited)

Anthony Redondo

Anthony Redondo

As Crew Member (uncredited)

Jeff Richards

Jeff Richards

As Studio Props Department Man (uncredited)

Loretta Russell

Loretta Russell

As Symposium Guest (uncredited)

Jeffrey Sayre

Jeffrey Sayre

As Waiter (uncredited)

Frank J. Scannell

Frank J. Scannell

As Reporter (uncredited)

Perry Sheehan

Perry Sheehan

As Pebbel's Secretary (uncredited)

George Sherwood

George Sherwood

As Cameraman (uncredited)

Reginald Simpson

Reginald Simpson

As Poker Player (uncredited)

Mabel Smaney

Mabel Smaney

As Heavy Woman (uncredited)

Norman Stevans

Norman Stevans

As Theatre Worker (uncredited)

William Tannen

William Tannen

As Reporter (uncredited)

Dee Turnell

Dee Turnell

As Linda Ronley (uncredited)

Harry Tyler

Harry Tyler

As Man (uncredited)

Kaaren Verne

Kaaren Verne

As Rosa (uncredited)

Ray Walker

Ray Walker

As Cameraman (uncredited)

Harte Wayne

Harte Wayne

As Judge (uncredited)

Lawrence A. Williams

Lawrence A. Williams

As Poker Player (uncredited)

Eric Wilton

Eric Wilton

As Butler (uncredited)

Wilson Wood

Wilson Wood

As Man on Movie Set (uncredited)

Douglas Yorke

Douglas Yorke

As Leading Man (uncredited)

Helen Young

Helen Young

As Georgia's Hair Stylist (uncredited)

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