The Bad and the Beautiful

The Bad and the Beautiful

118 mins | Drama, Romance | Dec. 25, 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.

The Bad and the Beautiful

118 mins | Drama, Romance | Dec. 25, 1952

The Bad and the Beautiful
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.
IMDb rating 7.8
Producers Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Original title The Bad and the Beautiful
Directors Jerry Thorpe, Vincente Minnelli
Writers Charles Schnee, George Bradshaw

Cast

Lana Turner

as Georgia Lorrison

Kirk Douglas

as Jonathan Shields

Walter Pidgeon

as Harry Pebbel

Dick Powell

as James Lee Bartlow

Barry Sullivan

as Fred Amiel

Gloria Grahame

as Rosemary Bartlow

Gilbert Roland

as Victor "Gaucho" Ribera

Leo G. Carroll

as Henry Whitfield

Vanessa Brown

as Kay Amiel

Paul Stewart

as Syd Murphy

Sammy White

as Gus

Elaine Stewart

as Lila

Ivan Triesault

as Von Ellstein

Jay Adler

as Mr. Z (Party Guest) (uncredited)

Stanley Andrews

as Sheriff (uncredited)

Del Armstrong

as Georgia's Makeup Artist (uncredited)

Ben Astar

as Joe (Party Guest) (uncredited)

Barbara Billingsley

as Evelyn Lucien (Costumer) (uncredited)

John Bishop

as Ferraday (uncredited)

Madge Blake

as Mrs. Rosser (uncredited)

Marshall Bradford

as Man Outside the Club (uncredited)

Paul Bradley

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Hadda Brooks

as Piano Player (uncredited)

Ralph Brooks

as Mourner (uncredited)

Robert Burton

as McDill (uncredited)

Francis X. Bushman

as Eulogist (uncredited)

Louis Calhern

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

Marietta Canty

as Ida (uncredited)

Robert Carson

as Casting Director (uncredited)

Beulah Christian

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Janet Comerford

as Bobby-Soxer (uncredited)

James Conaty

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Jonathan Cott

as Assistant Director (uncredited)

Lillian Culver

as Real Estate Woman (uncredited)

Alexis Davidoff

as Priest (uncredited)

Bob Davis

as Assistant (uncredited)

Sandy Descher

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

Helen Dickson

as Symposium Guest (uncredited)

Phil Dunham

as Pawnbroker (uncredited)

Steve Dunhill

as Cameraman (uncredited)

Franklyn Farnum

as Assistant on Set (uncredited)

James Farrar

as Publicity Man (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

as Joe's Friend at Party (uncredited)

Charles Fogel

as Poker Player (uncredited)

George Ford

as Club Patron (uncredited)

Steve Forrest

as Actor in Georgia's Screen Test (uncredited)

Kathleen Freeman

as Miss March (uncredited)

Rudy Germane

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Frank Gerstle

as Gabby Agent at the Party (uncredited)

Joe Gilbert

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Ned Glass

as Wardrobe Man (uncredited)

James Gonzalez

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Phyllis Graffeo

as Leading Lady (uncredited)

Herschel Graham

as Party Guest (uncredited)

A. Cameron Grant

as Assistant Director (uncredited)

Marion Gray

as Symposium Guest (uncredited)

William E. Green

as Hugo Shields (uncredited)

Dabbs Greer

as Studio Lighting Technician (uncredited)

Robert Haines

as Mourner (uncredited)

Sam Harris

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Dick Johnstone

as Mourner (uncredited)

Ted Jordan

as Assistant Director (uncredited)

Joseph Keane

as Assistant Director (uncredited)

Kenner G. Kemp

as Mourner (uncredited)

Peggy King

as Singer at Party (uncredited)

Lucy Knoch

as Blonde Dancing with Gaucho (uncredited)

Mike Lally

as Preview Ticket Taker (uncredited)

Louise Lane

as Party Guest (uncredited)

George J. Lewis

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

Wilbur Mack

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Paul Marion

as Spanish Actor in Screen Test (uncredited)

Paul Maxey

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

May McAvoy

as Pebbel's Secretary (uncredited)

Harold Miller

as Mourner (uncredited)

Hans Moebus

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Patrick J. Molyneaux

as Studio Electrician (uncredited)

Roger Moore

as Cigar Clerk (uncredited)

Ellanora Needles

as Reporter (uncredited)

Richard Norris

as Leading Man (uncredited)

William H. O'Brien

as Waiter at Party (uncredited)

Pat O'Malley

as Man Outside the Club (uncredited)

Christopher Olsen

as Amiel's Boy (uncredited)

Dorothy Patrick

as Arlene (uncredited)

William Phillips

as Assistant Director (uncredited)

Murray Pollack

as Theatre Worker (uncredited)

Paul Power

as Theatre Manager (uncredited)

Kathy Qualen

as Bobby-Soxer (uncredited)

Anthony Redondo

as Crew Member (uncredited)

Jeff Richards

as Studio Props Department Man (uncredited)

Loretta Russell

as Symposium Guest (uncredited)

Jeffrey Sayre

as Waiter (uncredited)

Frank J. Scannell

as Reporter (uncredited)

Perry Sheehan

as Pebbel's Secretary (uncredited)

George Sherwood

as Cameraman (uncredited)

Reginald Simpson

as Poker Player (uncredited)

Mabel Smaney

as Heavy Woman (uncredited)

Norman Stevans

as Theatre Worker (uncredited)

William Tannen

as Reporter (uncredited)

Dee Turnell

as Linda Ronley (uncredited)

Harry Tyler

as Man (uncredited)

Kaaren Verne

as Rosa (uncredited)

Ray Walker

as Cameraman (uncredited)

Harte Wayne

as Judge (uncredited)

Lawrence A. Williams

as Poker Player (uncredited)

Eric Wilton

as Butler (uncredited)

Wilson Wood

as Man on Movie Set (uncredited)

Douglas Yorke

as Leading Man (uncredited)

Helen Young

as Georgia's Hair Stylist (uncredited)