The Bad and the Beautiful
(1952)

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

Released: 1952-12-25

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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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Kirk Douglas

as Jonathan Shields

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Lana Turner

as Georgia Lorrison

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Walter Pidgeon

as Harry Pebbel

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Dick Powell

as James Lee Bartlow

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Barry Sullivan

as Fred Amiel

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Gloria Grahame

as Rosemary Bartlow

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Gilbert Roland

as Victor "Gaucho" Ribera

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Leo G. Carroll

as Henry Whitfield

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Vanessa Brown

as Kay Amiel

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Paul Stewart

as Syd Murphy

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Ivan Triesault

as Von Ellstein

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Jay Adler

as Mr. Z (uncredited)

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Stanley Andrews

as Sheriff (uncredited)

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Del Armstrong

as Georgia's Makeup Artist (uncredited)

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Ben Astar

as Joe (Party Guest) (uncredited)

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Barbara Billingsley

as Evelyn Lucien (Costumer) (uncredited)

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John Bishop

as Ferraday (uncredited)

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Madge Blake

as Mrs. Rosser (uncredited)

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Robert Surtees

Director of Photography

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Edwin B. Willis

Set Decoration

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Warren Newcombe

Special Effects

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Helen Rose

Costume Design

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F. Keogh Gleason

Set Decoration

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William Tuttle

Makeup Artist

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David Raksin

Original Music Composer

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Dave Friedman

Production Manager

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Jerry Thorpe

Assistant Director

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Douglas Shearer

Recording Supervision

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