The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
I took you out of the gutter... I can fling you back!
Starring Lana Turner, Kirk Douglas, Walter Pidgeon
Directed by Vincente Minnelli
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.
Runtime: 118 min.
Rating: 7.3
DVD
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America
Genres: Drama,Romance
Keywords: movie business,cinema,rise and fall,flashback,hollywood,producer,told in flashback,driving in the rain,motion picture studio
Cast
Georgia Lorrison
Jonathan Shields
Harry Pebbel
James Lee Bartlow
Fred Amiel
Rosemary Bartlow
Victor 'Gaucho' Ribera
Henry Whitfield
Kay Amiel
Syd Murphy
Gus
Lila
Von Ellstein
Evelyn Lucien, Costume Designer
Eulogist (uncredited)
Georgia Lorrison's Father (voice only)
Whitfield's Assistant
Wardrobe Man
Pebbel's Secretary
Child Actress
Party Guest
Mrs. Rosser
Ida
Reporter
Paid Mourner at Funeral
Piano Player (uncredited)
Sheriff
Assistant on Set (uncredited)
Party Guest
Mourner
Cigar Clerk
Waiter at Party (uncredited)
Man Outside Club
Waiter