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The Bad and the Beautiful

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

7.3/10
1952·118m

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.

Director · Vincente MinnelliStatus · ReleasedBudget · 1.6MRevenue · 3.4MProduction · Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Cast

Lana Turner image

Lana Turner

Georgia Lorrison

Kirk Douglas image

Kirk Douglas

Jonathan Shields

Walter Pidgeon image

Walter Pidgeon

Harry Pebbel

Dick Powell image

Dick Powell

James Lee Bartlow

Barry Sullivan image

Barry Sullivan

Fred Amiel

Gloria Grahame image

Gloria Grahame

Rosemary Bartlow

Leo G. Carroll image

Leo G. Carroll

Henry Whitfield

Gilbert Roland image

Gilbert Roland

Victor "Gaucho" Ribera

Paul Stewart image

Paul Stewart

Syd Murphy

Vanessa Brown image

Vanessa Brown

Kay Amiel

Elaine Stewart image

Elaine Stewart

Lila

Sammy White image

Sammy White

Gus

Ivan Triesault image

Ivan Triesault

Von Ellstein

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Lucy Knoch

Blonde Dancing with Gaucho (uncredited)

Jay Adler image

Jay Adler

Mr. Z (uncredited)

Stanley Andrews image

Stanley Andrews

Sheriff (uncredited)

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Del Armstrong

Georgia's Makeup Artist (uncredited)

Ben Astar image

Ben Astar

Joe (Party Guest) (uncredited)

Barbara Billingsley image

Barbara Billingsley

Evelyn Lucien (Costumer) (uncredited)

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John Bishop

Ferraday (uncredited)

Madge Blake image

Madge Blake

Mrs. Rosser (uncredited)

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Marshall Bradford

Man Outside the Club (uncredited)

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Paul Bradley

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Hadda Brooks

Piano Player (uncredited)

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Ralph Brooks

Mourner (uncredited)

Robert Burton image

Robert Burton

McDill (uncredited)

Francis X. Bushman image

Francis X. Bushman

Eulogist (uncredited)

Louis Calhern image

Louis Calhern

Georgia Lorrison's Father (voice) (uncredited)

Marietta Canty image

Marietta Canty

Ida (uncredited)

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Robert Carson

Casting Director (uncredited)

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Beulah Christian

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Janet Comerford

Bobby-Soxer (uncredited)

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James Conaty

Party Guest (uncredited)

Jonathan Cott image

Jonathan Cott

Assistant Director (uncredited)

Lillian Culver image

Lillian Culver

Real Estate Woman (uncredited)

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Alexis Davidoff

Priest (uncredited)

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Bob Davis

Assistant (uncredited)

Sandy Descher image

Sandy Descher

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

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Helen Dickson

Symposium Guest (uncredited)

Phil Dunham image

Phil Dunham

Pawnbroker (uncredited)

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Steve Dunhill

Cameraman (uncredited)

Franklyn Farnum image

Franklyn Farnum

Assistant on Set (uncredited)

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James Farrar

Publicity Man (uncredited)

Bess Flowers image

Bess Flowers

Joe's Friend at Party (uncredited)

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Charles Fogel

Poker Player (uncredited)

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George Ford

Club Patron (uncredited)

Steve Forrest image

Steve Forrest

Actor in Georgia's Screen Test (uncredited)

Kathleen Freeman image

Kathleen Freeman

Miss March (uncredited)

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Rudy Germane

Party Guest (uncredited)

Frank Gerstle image

Frank Gerstle

Gabby Agent at the Party (uncredited)

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Joe Gilbert

Party Guest (uncredited)

Ned Glass image

Ned Glass

Wardrobe Man (uncredited)

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James Gonzalez

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Phyllis Graffeo

Leading Lady (uncredited)

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Herschel Graham

Party Guest (uncredited)

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A. Cameron Grant

Assistant Director (uncredited)

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Marion Gray

Symposium Guest (uncredited)

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William E. Green

Hugo Shields (uncredited)

Dabbs Greer image

Dabbs Greer

Studio Lighting Technician (uncredited)

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Robert Haines

Mourner (uncredited)

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Sam Harris

Party Guest (uncredited)

Dick Johnstone image

Dick Johnstone

Mourner (uncredited)

Ted Jordan image

Ted Jordan

Assistant Director (uncredited)

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Joseph Keane

Assistant Director (uncredited)

Kenner G. Kemp image

Kenner G. Kemp

Mourner (uncredited)

Peggy King image

Peggy King

Singer at Party (uncredited)

Mike Lally image

Mike Lally

Preview Ticket Taker (uncredited)

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Louise Lane

Party Guest (uncredited)

George J. Lewis image

George J. Lewis

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

Wilbur Mack image

Wilbur Mack

Party Guest (uncredited)

Paul Marion image

Paul Marion

Spanish Actor in Screen Test (uncredited)

Paul Maxey image

Paul Maxey

Man Talking to Gabby Agent at the Party (uncredited)

May McAvoy image

May McAvoy

Pebbel's Secretary (uncredited)

Harold Miller image

Harold Miller

Mourner (uncredited)

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Hans Moebus

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Patrick J. Molyneaux

Studio Electrician (uncredited)

Roger Moore image

Roger Moore

Cigar Clerk (uncredited)

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Ellanora Needles

Reporter (uncredited)

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Richard Norris

Leading Man (uncredited)

William H. O'Brien image

William H. O'Brien

Waiter at Party (uncredited)

Pat O'Malley image

Pat O'Malley

Man Outside the Club (uncredited)

Christopher Olsen image

Christopher Olsen

Amiel's Boy (uncredited)

Dorothy Patrick image

Dorothy Patrick

Arlene (uncredited)

William Phillips image

William Phillips

Assistant Director (uncredited)

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Murray Pollack

Theatre Worker (uncredited)

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Paul Power

Theatre Manager (uncredited)

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Kathy Qualen

Bobby-Soxer (uncredited)

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Anthony Redondo

Crew Member (uncredited)

Jeff Richards image

Jeff Richards

Studio Props Department Man (uncredited)

Loretta Russell image

Loretta Russell

Symposium Guest (uncredited)

Jeffrey Sayre image

Jeffrey Sayre

Waiter (uncredited)

Frank J. Scannell image

Frank J. Scannell

Reporter (uncredited)

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Perry Sheehan

Pebbel's Secretary (uncredited)

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George Sherwood

Cameraman (uncredited)

Reginald Simpson image

Reginald Simpson

Poker Player (uncredited)

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Mabel Smaney

Heavy Woman (uncredited)

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Norman Stevans

Theatre Worker (uncredited)

William Tannen image

William Tannen

Reporter (uncredited)

Dee Turnell image

Dee Turnell

Linda Ronley (uncredited)

Harry Tyler image

Harry Tyler

Man (uncredited)

Kaaren Verne image

Kaaren Verne

Rosa (uncredited)

Ray Walker image

Ray Walker

Cameraman (uncredited)

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Harte Wayne

Judge (uncredited)

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Lawrence A. Williams

Poker Player (uncredited)

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Eric Wilton

Butler (uncredited)

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Wilson Wood

Man on Movie Set (uncredited)

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Douglas Yorke

Leading Man (uncredited)

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Helen Young

Georgia's Hair Stylist (uncredited)

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