
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.
Writing:
- George Bradshaw
- Charles Schnee
Directing:
- Vincente Minnelli
- Views: 8
- Release Date: 1952-12-25
- Language: English
- Country: US
- Runtime: 118
- Revenue: $3,373,000
- Budget: $1,558,000
Gilbert Roland
Victor 'Gaucho' Ribera
Lana Turner
Georgia Lorrison
Kirk Douglas
Jonathan Shields
Walter Pidgeon
Harry Pebbel
Dick Powell
James Lee Bartlow
Barry Sullivan
Fred Amiel
Gloria Grahame
Rosemary Bartlow
Leo G. Carroll
Henry Whitfield
Vanessa Brown
Kay Amiel
Paul Stewart
Syd Murphy
Sammy White
Gus
Elaine Stewart
Lila
Ivan Triesault
Von Ellstein
Barbara Billingsley
Evelyn Lucien
Francis X. Bushman
Eulogist (uncredited)
Louis Calhern
Georgia Father (voice)
Kathleen Freeman
Whitfield's Assistant
Ned Glass
Wardrobe Man
May McAvoy
Pebbel's Secretary
Sandy Descher
Child Actress
Bess Flowers
Party Guest
Madge Blake
Mrs. Rosser
Dabbs Greer
Reporter
Eve McVeagh
Paid Mourner at Funeral
Stanley Andrews
Sheriff
Franklyn Farnum
Assistant on Set (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
Mourner
Roger Moore
Cigar Clerk
William H. O'Brien
Waiter at Party (uncredited)
Pat O'Malley
Man Outside Club
Jeffrey Sayre
Waiter



