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The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)

Dec 25, 1952 · 1h 58m

7.3/10 TMDB user score
316 votes on TMDB

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.

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Top cast

  • Lana Turner Lana Turner Georgia Lorrison
  • Kirk Douglas Kirk Douglas Jonathan Shields
  • Walter Pidgeon Walter Pidgeon Harry Pebbel
  • Dick Powell Dick Powell James Lee Bartlow
  • Barry Sullivan Barry Sullivan Fred Amiel
  • Gloria Grahame Gloria Grahame Rosemary Bartlow
  • Leo G. Carroll Leo G. Carroll Henry Whitfield
  • Gilbert Roland Gilbert Roland Victor "Gaucho" Ribera
  • Paul Stewart Paul Stewart Syd Murphy
  • Vanessa Brown Vanessa Brown Kay Amiel
  • Elaine Stewart Elaine Stewart Lila
  • Sammy White Sammy White Gus
  • Ivan Triesault Ivan Triesault Von Ellstein
  • Lucy Knoch Blonde Dancing with Gaucho (uncredited)
  • Jay Adler Jay Adler Mr. Z (uncredited)
  • Stanley Andrews Stanley Andrews Sheriff (uncredited)

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