The Bad and the Beautiful
The Bad and the Beautiful
Release: 1952-12-25
·Runtime: 118m
·★ 7.3
Drama
Romance
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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
Leo G. Carroll
as Henry Whitfield
Gilbert Roland
as Victor "Gaucho" Ribera
Paul Stewart
as Syd Murphy
Vanessa Brown
as Kay Amiel
Elaine Stewart
as Lila
Sammy White
as Gus
Ivan Triesault
as Von Ellstein
Jay Adler
as Mr. Z (uncredited)
Stanley Andrews
as Sheriff (uncredited)
Ben Astar
as Joe (Party Guest) (uncredited)
Barbara Billingsley
as Evelyn Lucien (Costumer) (uncredited)
Madge Blake
as Mrs. Rosser (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)
Jonathan Cott
as Assistant Director (uncredited)
Lillian Culver
as Real Estate Woman (uncredited)
Sandy Descher
as Little Girl Screaming on "Cat Man" Set (uncredited)
Phil Dunham
as Pawnbroker (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
as Assistant on Set (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
as Joe's Friend at Party (uncredited)
Steve Forrest
as Actor in Georgia's Screen Test (uncredited)
Kathleen Freeman
as Miss March (uncredited)
Frank Gerstle
as Gabby Agent at the Party (uncredited)
Ned Glass
as Wardrobe Man (uncredited)
Dabbs Greer
as Studio Lighting Technician (uncredited)
Dick Johnstone
as Mourner (uncredited)
Ted Jordan
as Assistant Director (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
as Mourner (uncredited)
Peggy King
as Singer at Party (uncredited)
Mike Lally
as Preview Ticket Taker (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)
Roger Moore
as Cigar Clerk (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)
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)
Reginald Simpson
as Poker Player (uncredited)
William Tannen
as Reporter (uncredited)
Harry Tyler
as Man (uncredited)
Kaaren Verne
as Rosa (uncredited)
Ray Walker
as Cameraman (uncredited)
Crew
Vincente Minnelli
Director
Charles Schnee
Screenplay
John Houseman
Producer
David Raksin
Original Music Composer
Jerry Thorpe
Assistant Director
Douglas Shearer
Recording Supervision
Eric Alden
Stunts
Alex Romero
Choreographer
David Raksin
Conductor
David Raksin
Orchestrator
Robert Surtees
Director of Photography
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction
Edwin B. Willis
Set Decoration
Sydney Guilaroff
Hairstylist
William Tuttle
Makeup Artist
A. Arnold Gillespie
Special Effects
Helen Rose
Costume Design